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Chapman and Hall, London [1948]. Large 8vo. 144 pages. Illustrations in red. Bound untrimmed, with gilt top-edge, in orig. green cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. Small bookseller's label on front pastedown. Name on titlepage. Spine slightly sunned. * First edition. ** Limited large paper impression; number 158 of 250 numbered copies . Signed by Evelyn Waugh and Stuart Boyle.

The Loved One is a short satirical novel by Evelyn Waugh about the funeral business in Los Angeles, California, and the British expatriate community in Hollywood.