First editions, first impressions of the three books comprising the Sword of Honour trilogy. Unconditional Surrender is a presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: "For Henry and Barbara, with neighbourly greetings, from Evelyn. October 1961." The recipients were Henry Hopkinson, 1st Baron Colyton and his second wife Barbara; Colyton was the Conservative MP for Taunton 1950-6, Waugh's constituency, following his move to Combe Florey House, near Taunton, in 1956.
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