"Black Mischief" WAUGH, Evelyn (SOLD) Yachting

"Black Mischief" WAUGH, Evelyn (SOLD) Yachting[312] pp. WAUGH, Evelyn Little, Brown and Company 1946 7. 5" x 5. 25" Jacket drawing by Lester M. Peterson This is the hilarious story of the Negro Emperor Seth's effort to modernize the kingdom of Azania, off the African coast. The climax, as Dorothea Brande said, is one which "out Candides Candide."

He provides a tantalizing account of how

and the sale of the contents after his death offers a fine collection of furniture

Sz: 8 1/4"D

Hand-Painted Fox-Mask portrait circa 1904 from Newmarket

Steven Stolman is an American designer and author

Sz: 7 14"H x 5"W

and fitting-out was finally completed

At its zenith between 1880 and 1914

making each piece a small work of art

Art Sz: 7 1/2"H x 6 1/2"W

toe weights

Margaret Mead