Evelyn Waugh — Helena
London, Champman and Hall, 1950 . First edition. Cloth. The first impression of the Uniform Edition of Evelyn Waugh's historical novel about Helen of Constantinople. The first impression of the Uniform Edition of this work, published the same year as the first edition, and correctly identified with '5081/4' to the colophon.In the publisher's original price unclipped Uniform Edition dust wrapper.This was the sole historical novel by Evelyn Waugh, and follows the quest of Helena of Constantinople - the mother of Roman Emperor Constantine I - to find the relics of the cross on which Christ was crucified. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Dust wrapper age toned to back strip. Light chipping to back strip head and tail, with small loss to rear wrap tail. Light handling marks to wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.
