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Book Condition: Used Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (bumping and slight chipping, in protective sleeve); red boards clean (though some glue re
Seller: Inklings & Yarnspinners

United Kingdom
About Item: London: Macmillan & Co, 1949. 1st. h/b. Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (bumping and slight chipping, in protective sleeve); red boards clean (though some glue residue from dj); gilt on black panel spine titling; text block firm, pages crisp and unmarked; top edges black.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). Vol IV of Sitwell's five-volume autobiography. There can be little doubt that Osbert Sitwell's finest achievement was his five-volume autobiography published by Macmillan between 1945-50. Vol I' Left Hand, Right Hand! ' Vol II 'The Scarlet Tree' Vol III 'Great Morning' Vol IV 'Laughter in the Next Room' Vol V' Noble Essences or Courteous Revelations' 'Tales my Father Taught Me'. Son of the eccentric fourth baronet Sir George Reresby Sitwell, whom he succeeded in 1943, Osbert Sitwell was a member of a family descended from the Saxon Earls of Northumberland. The cold and unloving home environment undoubtedly contributed to the rather frosty front presented to the public by Osbert and his siblings,… Read More
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