The Death of a God by SITWELL, Osbert - 1949

Macmillan and Co. Ltd., 1949. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1949. No Edition Remarks. 246 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Fep is missing. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Boards are slightly bowed.

Macmillan, 1949-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. First edition without jacket on red cloth will send out 1 st class post - rare and collectable

London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd. Very Good/Fair. 1949. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo Dust wrapper some loss to top edge front, spine and top corner back. Not price clipped. Strip of browning on ffep. No inscription. 247pp. CLEAN AND TIGHT. Death of a God contains nineteen short stories by Osbert Sitwell which have been published since 1940. This volume in itself is an impressive demonstration of his gifts as one of the most original, talented and accomplished writers of short stories. .

UK: MacMillan & Co. Ltd., 1949. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8"x5.

Macmillan, 1949. Hardback. First edition, 1949. Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. NF condition; Boards bright and clean, slight bumps to corners and spine, pages tanned but clean and tightly bound, some print marks on contents page in Good unclipped dust jacket; mild edgewear with some marks. Published: Macmillan, 1949

London: Macmillan and Co., 1949. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 8" by 5.5". None. A collection of short stories by Osbert Sitwell. The first edition of this work. With original unclipped dustwrapper. Death of a God comprises of nineteen stories such as those from his 1940 collection 'Open The Door' as well as 'Staggered Holidays' a never before published work. The title also contains 'A Place of One's Own', a very popular work which became a successful film. Osbert Sitwell was an English writer who devoted his life to art and literature. In original full cloth binding and held in original dustwrapper. Externally, very smart with minor bumping to the head and tail of spine. Small amount of rubbing to the extremities. Dustwrapper is generally smart with chipping to the head and tail of spine and extremities. Wrap is somewhat sunned with marks to the rear wrap. Minor chipping to the flyleaves. Closed tear at bottom of front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and… Read More

London : Macmillan & Co. Ltd, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Shadow staining to endpapers. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; vii, [1], 246, [1] pages ; 20 cm. Contents; Death of a god -- Defeat -- The man who drove Strindberg mad -- Pompey and some peaches : a stereoscopic story in two parts -- Shadow play -- Lover's meeting -- Touching wood -- The woman who hated flowers -- Primavera -- Plague-cart before horse -- Champagne for the old lady -- True lovers' knot -- The messenger -- Dead heat -- Long journey -- Idyll through the looking-glass -- The glow-worm -- A place of one's own -- Staggered holiday. Subjects; Short stories, English. Stories ; 20th century. Yorkshire Author Short Stories.

London : Macmillan, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Includes previous owner's inscription. Physical description; 247 pages. Contents; Includes 'A place of one's own'. Subjects; Short stories, English. Stories. Genre; Short story.

London: macmillan, 1949. First Edition. First Impression. Ovtavo (22cm); red cloth covered boards titled in gilt on the spine with black background; black topstain; dustjacket; 248pp.; faint offestting inside boards; else a Fine copy. The dustjacket is price-clipped to upper edge (priced 8s. 6d. net) at lower flap; spine slightly toned; minor nicks and short tears to the extremities; light soil to rear panel; Very Good+ or better. "Death of a God contains nineteen short stories including, A Place of One's Own, made into a successful film [in 1945 directed by Bernard Knowles]." (from the dustjacket); FIFOOT, OA45.

London: Macmillan and Co., 1949. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5" . None . A lovely copy of this collection of short stories by Osbert Sitwell, the first edition in its dust wrapper. The first edition of this work. A lovely copy in the price-clipped dust wrapper. A collection of nineteen short stories by Osbert Sitwell, English author devoted to art and literature. Some of the stories included were never before published, such as 'Staggered Holidays.' Other titles included are 'Death of a God,' 'Shadow Play,' 'Primavera,' and 'Long Journey' among others. 'A Place of One's Own' was originally issued as a separate book and make into a very successful film. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only. the dust wrapper is very smart with minor shelf wear only and a minor sunning to the spine, price-clipped. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Fine