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First U.S. edition, published just a few months after the UK. Waugh's working title for the book was "Bright Young Things," a tabloid nickname for the hard-partying young aristocrats and socialites of 1920s London whom he satirizes herein. 8vo green cloth-backed, decorated yellow paper boards; spine stamped in yellow; top edge black. About very good with edges a little toned and rubbed, minor creasing to spine, and boards visible at tips; in near fine dust jacket with red lettering on spine faded but readable and subtle professional repair to edges. Housed in supplied plain black cloth slipcase. Scarce in dust jacket.

Vile Bodies is a novel by Evelyn Waugh that satirizes the decadent lifestyles of the 'Bright Young Things' in 1920s London. Full of wit and humor, it paints a vivid picture of a society obsessed with fashion, parties, and scandal.