Auberon Waugh — The Foxglove Saga

London, Chapman & Hall , 1960. First edition. Cloth. A First Edition of Auberon Waugh's novel 'The Foxglove Saga&apos. 'The Foxglove Saga' is the first novel, by Auberon Waugh, the son of prolific author Evelyn Waugh. This particular novel follows Martin Foxglove, who in his mothers eyes can do no wrong. The novel sees Martin attempt to break from the mould, choosing a set of unsuitable friends, and abandoning his faith. A satire, this novel explores young adulthood, and a desire to break from the norm. Auberon Waugh was a English journalist, known widely by his nickname Bron. During his career, he wrote for numerous media outlets, including Private Eye. Despite being well received, Auberon Waugh only wrote 5 novels during his lifetime. A full cloth binding, held in a unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, excellent, with a small amount of shelfwear to the spine. Slight rubbing to the extremities. Slight spotting to the topedge. The dustwrapper is very smart. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Small tear to the front joint, to the head, no more than 0.5cm. A small tera to the front of the wrap, to the head, no more than 1cm. Again a small tear, to the rear board at the tail, no more than 1cm. Rubbing to the spine, and to the extremities. Some agetoning to the rear of wrap, with some spotting. Offsetting, internally to the wrap, with some agetoning to the head of flyleaf. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Unknown. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.