Vile Bodies
by Waugh, Evelyn
Vile Bodies is a 1930 novel by Evelyn Waugh satirising decadent young London society between World War I and World War II. The title comes from the Epistle to the Philippians 3:21. The book was originally to be called "Bright Young Things" (which went on to be the title of Stephen Fry's 2003 film); Waugh changed it because he decided the phrase had become too clichéd.
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Vile Bodies
by WAUGH, EVELYN
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- Used - First Edition. A fine copy in a very good dust jacket with some small chips, not affecting illustration or lettering and with ve
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- 1930
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Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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A$26,636.75
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London: Chapman & Hall, 1930. First Edition. A fine copy in a very good dust jacket with some small chips, not affecting illustration or lettering and with very minor internal archival mends. An observant bibliographically inclined collector of our acquaintance, in comparing this example with another at hand, discovered subtle differences in the titles listed on the back panel.… Read more about this item Item Price
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by Waugh, Evelyn
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1930
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire, GBR
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A$1,876.58
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Chapman and Hall, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good. A first edition, first printing published by Chapman and Hall in 1930. A very good copy with some fading to the spine as well as rubbing to the spine and edges. Stain to the top edge with some spotting to the page edges. SIGNED by way of a signature cut on… Read more about this item Item Price
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Vile Bodies
by Evelyn Waugh
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1930
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- Cloth
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- 1
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BATH, Somerset, GBR
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A$37,531.65
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London: Chapman and Hall, 1930. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Near Fine. 7.5" by 5". None. An exceptional first edition copy of Evelyn Waugh's satire on the Bright Young Things. With the exceedingly scarce first state dustwrapper in a lovely condition. 'Vile Bodies' is a satire on a group of rich young people in the inter-war years. Dubbed… Read more about this item Item Price
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Vile Bodies
by Waugh, Evelyn
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1930
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- Hardcover
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London, Aberdeen, GBR
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A$952.73
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0 First Edition/First Printing Published by Chapman & Hall, London 1930. VG clean and tight condition. Owner's name to front pastedown. Slight toning to pages. Very slight lean Snakeskin red and black cloth in VG condition with minor shelfwear to edges and tips. Bright Gilt text to spine Protected in acetate cover. Item Price
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by Waugh, Evelyn
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- Used
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- 1930
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire, GBR
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A$384.94
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London: Chapman and Hall, 1930. First edition, first printing. Published by Chapman and Hall in London, 1930. This is a very good copy, rebound in a basic green cloth and gilt titling. The internal pages are trimmed, unfortunately. The text blocks are slightly toned and marked. There is a mark of pink staining to the front prelims. This copy… Read more about this item Item Price
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Vile Bodies [Modern Library No. 120.2]
by WAUGH, EVELYN
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- Used - Very good in original cloth. Very lightly toned at spine, and slightly spine-cocked; contemporary previous ownership signature t
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- First Modern Library Edition
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- 1933
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Asheville, North Carolina, USA
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A$80.67
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New York: Modern Library, 1933. First Modern Library Edition. Hardcover. Very good in original cloth. Very lightly toned at spine, and slightly spine-cocked; contemporary previous ownership signature to front free endpaper. Binding tight, text clean and bright. Lacking dust jacket.. 16mo. 4.5 x 6.75 in. x, 321 pp. Modern Library Binding Style 7, full green balloon cloth, Rockwell… Read more about this item Item Price
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Vile Bodies
by Evelyn Waugh
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1930
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- 1
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, GBR
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A$962.35
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London: Chapman and Hall Ltd., 1930. 1st Edition . Very Good. 5.25 x 7.5 inches (13 x 19 cm). First printing. Lacking jacket. Red and black snakeskin cloth binding. Very clean binding with only a hint of fading to spine and bright gilt lettering to spine. Light browning to page edges, a couple of light marks to top… Read more about this item Item Price
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Vile Bodies
by Waugh, Evelyn
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- Used
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780141193434
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- 1
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN
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A$63.93
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London: Penguin Classics 978-0-141-19343-4 [978-0-141-19343-4] 2011. (Hardcover) 271pp. Fine in near fine dust jacket. There is minor residue from a sticker on the rear panel of the dust jacket. "This was a totally unplanned novel. I had the facility at the age of twenty-five to sit down at my table, set a few characters… Read more about this item Item Price
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VILE BODIES
by Waugh, Evelyn
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- Used - Very Good binding
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good dust jacket
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- 1944
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- Hard Cover
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Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$210.05
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Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1944. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. 12mo. x, 321 pp. Second Printing of the American Edition. Full cloth binding in dust jacket. A bright binding; very slight forward lean. Previous owner name and bookplate on the front endpapers; pages evenly toned throughout, not surprising given it is wartime imprint. Dust… Read more about this item Item Price
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Vile Bodies
by Evelyn Waugh
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Published
- 1930
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- Decorative Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Hudson, Maine, USA
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A$3,036.59
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New York: Jonathan Cape / Harrison Smith, 1930. First American Edition . Decorative Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. A sound copy with bumps/wear to top corners, minor shelfwear; faint foxing to green cloth spine, very light soiling to back decorative cover, text clean and unmarked. Jacket shows edgewear, moderate soiling, bright and colorful, not price clipped. Yellow endpapers match… Read more about this item Item Price
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Vile Bodies.
by WAUGH, Evelyn.
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- Used
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- 1930
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London, GBR
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A$3,368.22
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London: Chapman and Hall,, 1930. Handsomely bound First edition, first impression, of Waugh's second novel, a satire of London's rich young socialites. The working title, Bright Young Things, was abandoned as Waugh felt the phrase was too clichéd. It sold well on publication, reaching seven printings in as many weeks, and established Waugh as the pre-eminent novelist of his… Read more about this item Item Price
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Vile Bodies
by WAUGH, Evelyn
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- Used
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Quinton, Northamptonshire, GBR
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A$952.73
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Chapman & Hall Ltd, 1930. 1st edition. Hardcover. Excellent red-and-black snakeskin-patterned boards, slightly darkened spine, strong gilt spine lettering, square binding, pages and endpapers very clean with no hint of foxing. This first impression of Waugh's second novel, a satire on the' Bright Young Things' of the era, is scarce in such nice condition. Item Price
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Vile Bodies
by Waugh, Evelyn
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1930
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Beverly Hills, California, USA
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A$3,805.25
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Jonathan Cape Harrison Smith, 1930. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First US edition, with First Published 1930 on the copyright page, near fine in a very good dust jacket with the original $2 price on the front flap. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase. Item Price
A$3,805.25
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Vile Bodies
by Waugh, Evelyn
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- Used - Good
- ISBN
- 9780316926119
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- 1
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Mishawaka, Indiana, USA
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A$11.54
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Little Brown & Company. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Item Price
A$11.54
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Vile Bodies (Penguin Modern Classics)
by Waugh, Evelyn
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- Used - Very Good
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780141182872
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- 1
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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A$1.92
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Paperback. Very Good. Item Price
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Vile Bodies
by Evelyn Waugh
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- Used - G-
- Jacket Condition
- no dj
- Edition
- 1st. Ed.
- Published
- 1930
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Port Washington, New York, USA
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A$121.77
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New York: Jonathan Cape Harrison Smith, 1930. 1st. Ed.. Hardcover. G-/no dj. 7 3/4 x 5 3/8. Decorative yellow boards with green quarter-cloth, navy blue top edge, yellow lettering on spine, yellow deco design continued on eps. The is a tight, clean, solid copy, but cloth spine is faded to brown and dried, with tear at upper back… Read more about this item Item Price
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Vile Bodies
by WAUGH, Evelyn
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1930
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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A$1,065.47
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London: Chapman & Hall, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Contemporary bookplate front pastedown, spine slightly toned, shallow chip at the crown, and a small spot on the topedge, a very good copy lacking the dust jacket. Item Price
A$1,065.47
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Vile Bodies
by Waugh, Evelyn
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Second Printing.
- Published
- 1930
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Rio Rancho, New Mexico, USA
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A$103.50
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New York: Jonathan Cape, 1930 New York: Jonathan Cape, 1930 321 pp.Text is clean, tight, unmarked. Front hinge is cracked .Yellow patterned endpapers match the cover with a green spine.Yellow printed title is faded, rubbed. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Second Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.. Second Printing.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Item Price
A$103.50
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Vile Bodies (Penguin Modern Classics)
by Evelyn Waugh; edited with introduction by Richard Jacobs
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 2020
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780141182872
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- 1
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, GBR
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A$4.81
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London: Penguin Classic, 2020. Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. Recent reprint. Octavo paperback. 256 pp. Fine condition. No inscriptions. Cover shows Fred Taylor poster from 1922
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Vile Bodies
by Waugh, Evelyn
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 2000-02-03
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780141182872
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- 1
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Devizes, Wiltshire, GBR
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A$7.68
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Penguin Classics, 2000-02-03. Paperback. Good. 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). Previous owner's ink inscription. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Item Price
A$7.68