286. Waugh (Evelyn) Scoop, A Novel About Journalists, first edition , original patterned cloth, very slight fading to spine ends, otherwise a tight, sharp example, dust-jacket, first issue with Daily Beast masthead, frayed at corners and spine ends, with loss to upper panel at top edge and lower panel near head of spine, closed tear with creases at foot of upper panel, spine sunned, 8vo, 1933.
est. £1000 – £1500
Waugh’s classic on the world of Fleet Street journalism, with the original dust-jacket issued before Lord Beaverbrook threatened to sue due to the obvious visual play on the Daily Express .