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Vile Bodies by Evelyn Waugh. Chapman & Hall, London 1930: First edition Presented is a very good copy of the first edition of�Vile Bodies.�Included with the book is a colour cut down pictorial panel of the original dust jacket. This classic novel of satire recounts the tale of decadent society between the World War I and II. A lovely find. Original red and black pictorial covers with bright colours. The spine is darkened with some frayed lower ends and rubbed gilt lettering. Clean end papers and tidy contents. Colour title page is clean. Very minor spotting. A bright coloured cut down from the original cover is included with the book. 252 printed pages plus 2 pages of advertisements.

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.