The Garden [Signed]

London: Michael Joseph, 1946. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. No. 321 of 750 copies printed on handmade paper and signed by the author, published the same month as the trade issue. Demy 8vo (230 x 140mm): 134,[2]pp, with title-page and and section vignettes by Broom Lynne. Publisher's coarsely woven ochre cloth, spine and upper cover lettered and decorated in gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut. An exceptional copy (apparently unread), virtually pristine inside and out. Cross & Ravenscroft-Hulme A.44b. A poem in five parts (an introductory "The Garden" and four seasonal verses), plus a dedicatory poem to Katherine Drummond. The Garden sums up Sackville-West's horticultural aesthetic as displayed in the garden at Sissinghurst, with its linked sections "distinguished by predominant colour themes (such as the influential white garden), or by concentration on the flowers of a certain season . . . " (ODNB) Chosen for the Heinemann award for literature, in 1946, which Sackville-West spent on azaleas for the garden at Sissinghurst. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, with dust jackets carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.) Satisfaction guaranteed.