English Eccentrics

1999 The Folio Society, Introduction by Mervyn Horder // In near perfect condition, Minor marks on slipcase, Very light foxing along page edge // A textual gallery of the extreme characteristics of English eccentrics, written in voice of the classic English wit // 268 pages, 715g, 238mm x 159mm x 33mm // 100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community… Read more about this item

pb, d/w, 332pp.

Penguin Books. Good. 198mm / 128mm. Paperback. 1971. 345 pages. Cover worn. Text tanned<br>Eccentricity exists particu larly in the English, states Dame Edith Sitwell, because of that peculiar and satisfactory knowledge of infallibility that is the hallmark and the birthright of the British nation. Originally pub lished in 1933, The English Eccentrics has lost none of its… Read more about this item

Vanguard, 1957. First Edition. Price-clipped. Bookplate. Very Good book in a Very Good dust jacket.

This is a mint-condition copy of English Eccentrics, written in 1933 by the English poet and critic Dame Edith Sitwell (1887-1964). It is a series of mini-bios about the great English eccentrics--hermits, quacks, mariners and men of learning. This is the Folio Society's edition of the book, which is illustrated by the English artist Roland Pym. It comes in a slipcase which… Read more about this item

Dennis Dobson, 1950. First Thus. Hardcover. Used - Very Good/Very Good. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Published by Dobson, 1950. Octavo. Purple cloth boards stamped in silver with yellow topstain. Book is very good. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Small previous owner name and date on flyleaf. Light offsetting to endpapers and bookstore… Read more about this item

London: The Folio Society, 1994. Hardcover. Fine. London, The Folio Society, 1994 (first thus). Octavo, xviii, 268 pages plus 18 full-page illustrations by Roland Pym. Quarter cloth and decorated papered boards; a fine copy in the fine slipcase. Introduction by Mervyn Horder.

London: Faber and Faber, 1936. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. New edition in the Faber Library (originally published in 1933). Fine in fine dust jacket. Poet T. Dunstan Thompson's copy with his ownership signature on the front fly dated in 1937. Thompson has been called the gayest poet of World War II, as well as the best Catholic poet of the… Read more about this item

New York: Vangaurd, 1957. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First American edition. 376pp. Light toning on front endpapers, binding slightly cocked, small scratch on front board, very good in a very good dust jacket with a chip and small tears, toning, and several abrasions.

London : Faber & Faber , 1933. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. Good copy in original title-blocked cloth with some wear and tear as with age. Remains well-preserved overall; bright and clean. Includes previous owner's inscription. Physical description; 332 pages. Subjects; Sitwell, Edith (1887-1964). Fiction.

The Folio Society, 1994. First Thus. Hardcover. Used - Like New. First Edition Thus, 4th Printing (1999). Published by The Folio Society, 1994. Octavo. Pictorial boards with blue endpapers stamped in silver in green slipcase. Book is like new; clean and crisp with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. No… Read more about this item

London: Folio Society, 1994. 1st edition thus this Folio Society edition, 8vo, 268pp, introduction Mervyn Horder; line illustrations Roland Pym; two-tone green patterned boards; VG Copy in VG Slipcase a little bumped at one corner. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Pym, Roland. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: The Folio Society, 1999. Fourth printing. Octavo; decorative paper-covered boards and dark teal cloth, with titles stamped in silver on spine; teal topstain; publisher's original slipcase; xviii,268pp; illus. Fine in a Fine slipcase. Handsome edition of Stiwell's 1933 work, with an introduction by Mervyn Horder, and illustrations throughout by Roland Pym.

London: Folio Society, 1996. 2nd printing. Hardcover. illustrations by Ronald Pym. pp. xiii, 268. 8vo. Near fine condition in slightly scuffed; else very good slipcase.

Faber & Faber, 1933. 1st Edition. . Book Book Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Faber & Faber, 1933. 1st Edition . Very Good/Fair. Book in VG condition in a fair dust-jacket, with some wear and rubbing, and large piece missing from the spine. Paper browned to spine. Forward lean to spine. First edition, first impression. Internally clean, illustrated. 424pp.

London: The Folio Society, 1994. Cloth. Fine. 9" by 6". Roland Pym. A reprinted anthology of poems by Edith Sitwell with illustrations by Roland Pym. A reprinted illustrated edition of this anthology of poems by Edith Sitwell. Edith Sitwell was the eldest of the Sitwell siblings, sister to Sacheverell and Osbert Sitwell. She suffered much critique as well… Read more about this item

Folio Society, 1994. First Edition. Good. Clean, has a good binding, no marks or notations. First edition, first printing from Folio Society, 1994. 268 pages. First page tamped with personal library stamp. Slip case in good condition. EO (WH)

NY: The Vanguard Press, 1957. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 6 x 9 in. Black cloth boards with silver titles. Condition is VERY GOOD ; no wear, covers very clean. BInding tight and text unmarked, with address sticker on ffep. DJ is VERY GOOD ; not price-clipped ($5.00) edges a bit worn, some loss to spine head, rubbed. Essays.… Read more about this item

New York: The Vanguard Press, 1957. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Second edition, revised and enlarged (precedes the 2nd English edition). Orig. black cloth. 376 pp. Very minor chafing to extremities. Dust jacket is price clipped, age toned, bumped to edges.

HARDBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st.* Imp: 2nd.* Date of Publication: 1996* Publisher: The Folio Society.* Binding and cover condition: Quarter bound, patterned paper covered boards with dark grey cloth to spine, with silver title to spine. No bumps or rubs, absolutely minimal shelf wear. FINE* Jacket condition: No dust wrapper. Light blue covered slip-case with minimal shelf &… Read more about this item