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London: Chapman & Hall, 1930. 252 pp, 7 5/8" H, red & black patterned cloth with gilt lettering on spine. First printing of the first edition with no subsequent printings noted on the verso of the half title page. Black/white/red decorated title page. Waugh's second novel, a comedy of manners, satirizes the 'Bright Young Things' of post First World War London society. Light browning to endpapers, light browning to pages - a little more in margins, moderate browning to edges of text block, some light wear at top/bottom of spine and at corners of boards, four very small light stains on pages 128 & 129, slight separation between page gatherings at pages 144/145 but holding firm in binding, very small light soiling mark in magin of page 179, several small light liquid marks on front board, some faint handling marks on boards, darkening to spine colour.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Evelyn Waugh, title page..

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.

First edition features a red cloth cover with black lettering on the spine.