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London: Chapman and Hall. September 1934. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Publisher's original snake-skin effect cloth with titles in gilt to the spine, in dustwrapper and retaining the original wraparound band. A lovely near fine copy, the binding very bright and square with a bump to the fore-edge. The contents are very clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the excellent original dustwrapper which has a few tiny nicks at the extremities with some gentle toning of the spine. This copy retains the rare publisher's wraparound band which has a clean closed tear, with an old tape repair to the reverse and some creasing to the lightly faded spine. Housed in a bespoke quarter black morocco solander case. A scarce title in dustwrapper, exceptionally so in original condition. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our…

A Handful of Dust is a novel by the British writer Evelyn Waugh. First published in 1934, the story is a satirical depiction of the upper-class society in England at the time and follows the life of the protagonist, Tony Last, who experiences a series of misfortunes, leading to a tragic downfall.

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