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Gardeners and Astronomers
by Edith Sitwell
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan & Co , 1953. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". None . First edition, first impression of this charming collection of poems by Edith Sitwell, a smart copy. Edith Sitwell's poetry anthology, containing poems which reflect the author's assurance of the spiritual patters behind the materiality of the atomic age. Concerning themes of birth, death, indignation, unity of life, rebirth in spring, &c. The first edition, first impression of this work. Complete with unclipped dust wrapper. Dame Edith Louisa Sitwell was the eldest of the three literary Sitwells, known for her dramatic style and exotic costumes, her work praised for skilful technique. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only, lightly bumped to head and tail of spine. Dust wrapper unclipped and generally smart with minor shelf wear, sunned to spine and wraps, titles faded to spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 824A40
- Title
- Gardeners and Astronomers
- Author
- Edith Sitwell
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1953
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- edith sitwell poetry dust wrapper poetry
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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