Lot 1168 , Waugh, Evelyn - Unconditional Surrender, 1st edition, with inserted Season’s Greetings card, ink inscribed - ‘’Dede, with the love and good wishes of the author’’, 8vo, blue cloth with gilt lettering, in an unclipped d/j

° Waugh, Evelyn - Unconditional Surrender, 1st edition, with inserted Season’s Greetings card, ink inscribed - ‘’Dede, with the love and good wishes of the author’’, 8vo, blue cloth with gilt lettering, in an unclipped d/j, Chapman and Hall, London, 1961. Note: "Dede" refers to Diana "Dede" Guinness (née Mitford), a member of the famous Mitford family. Diana was a well-known socialite and one of the Mitford sisters, who were prominent figures in British society in the early to mid-20th century. She married Bryan Guinness, heir to the Guinness brewing fortune, and later married Sir Oswald Mosley, the leader of the British Union of Fascists.

Evelyn Waugh was friends with Diana Guinness and her sisters. He moved in the same social circles and shared mutual acquaintances. The Mitford sisters, including Diana, were known for their intelligence, wit, and sometimes controversial views, which made them both admired and scrutinized by their contemporaries. Waugh's relationships with members of the Mitford family were part of his larger connection to the British aristocracy and literary elite.
£150-200

Sold for £170