# Is "Put Out More Flags" by Evelyn Waugh a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Put Out More Flags by Evelyn Waugh (Chapman & Hall, 1942) is identified by: First edition, Chapman and Hall, London, 1942, Waugh's sixth novel, printed on wartime-economy paper. London Chapman and Hall is the true first (1942).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, Chapman and Hall, London, 1942, Waugh's sixth novel, printed on wartime-economy paper
- Publisher's mottled grey cloth lettered black to the spine, top edge stained navy-blue; octavo, approximately 256 pages, with 'First published 1942' to the verso
- Issued in the pictorial dust jacket priced 8/- to the front flap
- Dedicated to Randolph Churchill
- Publisher imprint reads Chapman & Hall
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Evelyn Waugh |
| Publisher | Chapman & Hall |
| Year | 1942 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, Chapman and Hall, London, 1942, Waugh's sixth novel, printed on wartime-economy paper |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First edition, Chapman and Hall, London, 1942, Waugh's sixth novel, printed on wartime-economy paper. Publisher's mottled grey cloth lettered black to the spine, top edge stained navy-blue; octavo, approximately 256 pages, with 'First published 1942' to the verso. Issued in the pictorial dust jacket priced 8/- to the front flap. Dedicated to Randolph Churchill.

## Is this the true first?
London Chapman and Hall is the true first (1942). US Little, Brown followed in 1942.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club issue; identification rests on the 1942 Chapman and Hall imprint, wartime-economy paper, grey mottled cloth, navy top edge, and the 8/- priced pictorial jacket.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Put Out More Flags* by Evelyn Waugh a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/put-out-more-flags
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.