Tales My Father Taught Me

London: Michael Joseph, 1979. A Fine copy with near Fine dustjacket which is complete. Sir Osbert's famous five volume autobiography 'Left Hand,Right Hand!' covered his life and that of his eccentric but gifted father Sir George Sitwell but there were several memories that had to be omitted and this book remedies that and recounts more anecdotes of famous people. A… Read more about this item

London: Hutchinson of London, 1962 . First edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 6" . Not Stated . Bright first edition of this collection of reminiscences by Osbert Sitwell, complete with striking dust wrapper. First edition of Osbert Sitwell's reminiscences with more details into incidents mentioned in his sweeping and greatly popular autobiography in five volumes Left… Read more about this item

Michael Joseph, London, 1979. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. No torn or missing pages. Previous owner's details on first page. Light age and reading wear. 208 pages. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Literature & Literary. ISBN: 0718118146. ISBN/EAN: 9780718118143. Pictures of this… Read more about this item

Boston: Little, Brown, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 206 pages; Description: 206 p. Illus. 22 cm. Subjects: Sitwell, George Reresby, Sir, 1800-1943

London: Michael Joseph, 1979. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Previous owners' name to the first blank. . First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (black boards with silver titling to the spine) Physically 8¾” x 5¾” (0.7 kg); 206pp; Index; Includes: Black & white photographs; ISBN: 0-718-11814-6 || The book… Read more about this item

London: Hutchinson, 1962. 1st. h/b. Near fine, 1st edition, clipped d/j (in protective sleeve);green boards, gilt on blue panel spine titling bright; text block firm; pages crisp and unmarked (some slight browning) top edges blue.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). SIR OSBERT SITWELL's five-volume autobiography, Left Hand, Right Hand! is accepted as one of the… Read more about this item

Readers Union, 1963. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1963. 137 pages. Green pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking… Read more about this item

RU, 1963. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1963. No Edition Remarks. 137 pages. Illustrated dustjacket over green cloth. Includes black & white plates. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Spine has crushing to both ends. Book has forward lean. Unclipped jacket has light… Read more about this item

London: Readers Union, 1963. No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with sunning to spine. 137pp. The author's stories, from London, the country or from Italy, many about his father and his… Read more about this item

London : Hutchinson, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 206 p., [14] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm. Subject; Sitwell, George Reresby Sir 1860-1943.

London: Hutchinson, 1963. Hardcover. Very good +/very good. 5 x 9 in. Paper boards. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; very clean, minor wear. Binding tight, text unmarked. DJ is VERY GOOD ; clean, spine sunned, minor wear. Mem. Stax.

London: Hutchinson, 1962. Cloth/no dust jacket Octavo. Hardcover. Good. Green cloth, gilt lettering, 206 pp. Small scar and stain on bottom front cover, slight creasing at bottom of spine.

London: Readers Union Hutchinson, 1963. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Members ed. Near fine in near fine dustwrapper. Name plate inside cover. Pages clean and tight. Dustwrapper spine slightly yellow from age. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more… Read more about this item

London: Hutchinson, 1962. 1st edition, 8vo, 207pp, photo illustrations, previous owner's name to corner ffep o/w VG Copy in VG DJ a little rubbed about spine tips. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hutchinson of London, 1963. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1963. 5th Impression. 206 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear… Read more about this item

Hutchinson & Co. 1962. Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

Hutchinson 1962. Octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

Portway Press : Halifix, 2004. Soft. Near Fine. 4to, 11 ¾. Statistical information in tabular form.. Near fine. Pictorial card covers.Very light foxing to extremeties.

Hardback. Very Good.

London : Hutchinson, 1963. 5th Impression. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 206 p. : ill ; 22cm. Subjects: Sitwell, George Reresby Sir (1860-1943). Sitwell family.