SITWELL, Edith. (1887 - 1964). Six Works: Green Song and Other Poems, Author's Presentation copy to Sacheverell Sitwell, 1944, and five other first editions, 1936-1952. comprises: Green Song and Other Poems. Author's Presentation copy to Sacheverell Sitwell. London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1944. first edition, 8vo., (220 x 145mm), publisher's green cloth, gilt lettered to spine, dustwrapper unclipped, inscribed by the author to her youngest brother in pencil on front free e/p., 'For my darling Sachie / with very best love / from / Edith', half-title, dedicated to Bryher, 35pp; Selected Poems With an Essay on her Own Poetry. Duckworth, London, 1936. first edition, 8vo., (203 x 140mm), publisher's green cloth, gilt lettered to spine, dustwrapper unclipped, printed Kemp Hall Press, Oxford, 285pp; The Song of the Cold. The Vanguard Press, Inc., New York, 1948. first US. edition, 8vo., (245 x 165mm), publisher's black decorated cloth, blue lettering to spine, half-title, 113pp; The Canticle of the Rose. Poems 1917-1949. The Vanguard Press, Inc., New York, 1949. first US. edition, 8vo., 240 x 165mm), publisher's black cloth, author's blindstamped signature to front, gilt lettered to spine with pink rose decoration, dustwrapper unclipped, 290pp; The American Genius. An Anthology of Poetry with some Prose Selected with a Preface by Edith Sitwell. John Lehmann, 1951. first edition, 8vo., (223 x 145mm), publisher's blue cloth, gilt lettering to black panel on spine, dustwrapper unclipped, design by Keith Vaughn, half-title, dedicated to Minnie Astor, 208pp; A Book of Flowers. London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1952. first edition, 8vo., (223 x 150mm), publisher's mauve cloth, gilt lettered to spine, mauve top, dustwrapper unclipped, half-title, dedicated to Osbert Sitwell, 314pp; Provenance: The Library of Dame Edith Sitwell Condition Report: 1. Green Song and Other Poems. Author's Presentation copy to Sacheverell Sitwell - clean bright boards, light marks to dustwrapper, foxing to pastedowns and leaf edges, o/w. a clean copy. Condition Report Disclaimer
SITWELL, Edith. (1887 - 1964). Six Works: Green Song and Other Poems, Author's Presentation copy to Sacheverell Sitwell, 1944, and five other first editions, 1936-1952. comprises: Green Song and Other Poems. Author's Presentation copy to Sacheverell Sitwell. London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1944. first edition, 8vo., (220 x 145mm), publisher's green cloth, gilt lettered to spine, dustwrapper unclipped, inscribed by the author to her youngest brother in pencil on front free e/p., 'For my darling Sachie / with very best love / from / Edith', half-title, dedicated to Bryher, 35pp; Selected Poems With an Essay on her Own Poetry. Duckworth, London, 1936. first edition, 8vo., (203 x 140mm), publisher's green cloth, gilt lettered to spine, dustwrapper unclipped, printed Kemp Hall Press, Oxford, 285pp; The Song of the Cold. The Vanguard Press, Inc., New York, 1948. first US. edition, 8vo., (245 x 165mm), publisher's black decorated cloth, blue lettering to spine, half-title, 113pp; The Canticle of the Rose. Poems 1917-1949. The Vanguard Press, Inc., New York, 1949. first US. edition, 8vo., 240 x 165mm), publisher's black cloth, author's blindstamped signature to front, gilt lettered to spine with pink rose decoration, dustwrapper unclipped, 290pp; The American Genius. An Anthology of Poetry with some Prose Selected with a Preface by Edith Sitwell. John Lehmann, 1951. first edition, 8vo., (223 x 145mm), publisher's blue cloth, gilt lettering to black panel on spine, dustwrapper unclipped, design by Keith Vaughn, half-title, dedicated to Minnie Astor, 208pp; A Book of Flowers. London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1952. first edition, 8vo., (223 x 150mm), publisher's mauve cloth, gilt lettered to spine, mauve top, dustwrapper unclipped, half-title, dedicated to Osbert Sitwell, 314pp; Provenance: The Library of Dame Edith Sitwell Condition Report: 1. Green Song and Other Poems. Author's Presentation copy to Sacheverell Sitwell - clean bright boards, light marks to dustwrapper, foxing to pastedowns and leaf edges, o/w. a clean copy. Condition Report Disclaimer
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