Evelyn Waugh — Helena

London, Chapman and Hall, 1950. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Evelyn Waugh's historical novel in the original publisher's dust wrapper. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966) was a well-renowned English writer of travel books, novels and biographies. This is Waugh's sole historical fiction work. It follows Helena of Constantinople and her mission to find the relics of the cross on which Christ was crucified. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is very smart and bright, with some loss to the gilt spine lettering. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Dust wrapper is chipped, particularly to the head and tail of the spine and to the folds of the flaps, with a large loss to the tail of the spine. Slightly sunned to the spine of the wrap. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Good.