# Is "A Tourist in Africa" by Evelyn Waugh a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of A Tourist in Africa by Evelyn Waugh (Chapman & Hall, 1960) is identified by: First edition, first printing, Chapman & Hall 1960. Chapman & Hall (London) is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, first printing, Chapman & Hall 1960
- Octavo in blue cloth with gilt spine title, in pictorial dust jacket; frontispiece plus eight pages of photographic plates
- Waugh's last travel book, a diary of an East African tour
- Publisher imprint reads Chapman & Hall
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Evelyn Waugh |
| Publisher | Chapman & Hall |
| Year | 1960 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, first printing, Chapman & Hall 1960 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First edition, first printing, Chapman & Hall 1960. Octavo in blue cloth with gilt spine title, in pictorial dust jacket; frontispiece plus eight pages of photographic plates. Waugh's last travel book, a diary of an East African tour.

## Is this the true first?
Chapman & Hall (London) is the true first. A US edition followed from Little, Brown in 1960.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *A Tourist in Africa* by Evelyn Waugh a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/a-tourist-in-africa
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.