Description: Folio Society - BLACK MISCHIEF by Evelyn Waugh Evelyn Waugh’s satiric novel on the perils of modernisation with witty illustrations by Quentin Blake. This edition is part of the Folio Collectables range which were published without slipcases. The third novel by master satirist Evelyn Waugh chronicles the efforts of Seth, the Oxford-educated emperor of the fictional nation of Azania, to modernise his country. His subjects are reluctant and corruption is rife but, with the assistance of the feckless Basil Seal as his Minister of Modernisation, Seth is determined that his nation will adopt the ‘civilised’ ways of the West. Farcical and outrageous, Waugh’s biting comedy was inspired by his travels as a journalist around Europe and Africa in the 1930s. This edition features 19 black and white integrated illustrations by acclaimed illustrator Quentin Blake, as well as a frontispiece giving centre stage to Seth and his maps. With a keen eye for the absurd, Blake’s restless pen wittily captures the denizens and the details of Azania. As Emperor Seth settles into his new office, he requests that a Victory Medal be made in honour of his coming to power – a medal with his image emblazoned upon it. His portrait is to be ‘copied from the photograph taken in Oxford. You understand – it is to be modern, European – top hat, spectacles, evening dress collar and tie.’ This striking image is featured on the vibrant binding of this Folio Collectables edition. ‘A comic novel, a novel of absurdities, conducted in a farcical world of double-cross and double-double-cross’ - Malcolm Bradbury DESCRIPTION: Illustrated by Quentin Blake. Bound in full blocked cloth. Set in Van Dijck with PAG Auto display. 256 pages. Frontispiece and 19 black & white illustrations. Coloured page tops. Ribbon Marker. Book size: 9" x 5¾" Please note Folio Collectables are not slipcased CONDITION: Book is NEW and SEALED in the publisher’s original SHRINK WRAP (see photos). Photos 1 to 6 are of the actual book that is listed. Whilst photos 7 to 10 are stock photos. Postage will be by Royal Mail Tracked 48 with Signature service costing £4.95 All items are sent at cost price whether purchasing a single or multiple items. Due to size, weight and value considerations it is not possible to accurately calculate combined postage automatically. Always feel free to ask or if purchases require immediate payment I will refund any difference. All items must be sent to the address stipulated during the payment process. All items are sent via recorded delivery unless they are of little monetary value. Virtually all my items are available through the global shipping program (GSP) to designated countries outside the UK. Please note I have no control over international postage costs. I do not set these, eBay's GSP does, I send the items to an address in the UK and am not even aware of the country for which they are destined. Items purchased through the GSP must be sent via the GSP shipping centre. Please ask any questions before buying 70PC
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Binding: Hardback
Series: Folio Collectables Series
Illustrator: Quentin Blake
Subject: Contemporary & Literary Fiction
Author: Evelyn Waugh
Subject 1: Fiction Classics
Subject 2: Humorous Fiction
Language: English
Publisher: Folio Society
