The Loved One. An Anglo-American Tragedy Fish surrealism-tinged executiions of the urban

surrealism-tinged executiions of the urban underworld

Cobbett's Corn is a lesser known work book by the famous pamphleteer and farmer

Old gift inscription to the front free end paper

In the Technical Data notes

Front hinge cracked

The Loved One. An Anglo-American Tragedy Fish surrealism-tinged executiions of the urbanLondon: Chapman & Hall, 1948. First Edition, first printing. Original royal blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, with the excellent and unclipped dust jacket showing first state price of 7s 6d at foot of front flap. Marbled endpapers, top edge of the pages blue. With seven full page sepia woodcuts by Stuart Boyle, as well as decorative initials. No old inscriptions, owner names, etc. A fine copy. Waugh's satirical take on American society, the British