# Is "A Little Learning" by Evelyn Waugh a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of A Little Learning by Evelyn Waugh (Chapman & Hall, 1964) is identified by: First edition, first printing, Chapman & Hall 1964. Chapman & Hall (London) is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, first printing, Chapman & Hall 1964
- Full title A Little Learning: The First Volume of an Autobiography
- The only completed volume of Waugh's autobiography, covering childhood through Oxford and schoolmastering; illustrated with photographs and drawings
- Publisher imprint reads Chapman & Hall
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Evelyn Waugh |
| Publisher | Chapman & Hall |
| Year | 1964 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, first printing, Chapman & Hall 1964 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First edition, first printing, Chapman & Hall 1964. Full title A Little Learning: The First Volume of an Autobiography. The only completed volume of Waugh's autobiography, covering childhood through Oxford and schoolmastering; illustrated with photographs and drawings.

## Is this the true first?
Chapman & Hall (London) is the true first. A US edition followed from Little, Brown in 1964.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club issue.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *A Little Learning* by Evelyn Waugh a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/a-little-learning
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.