Edith Sitwell – English Eccentrics – First Folio Edition 1994
£45.00
A first Folio Society edition, first printing of English Eccentrics by Edith Sitwell, published by The Folio Society, London in 1994, with an introduction by Mervyn Horder, illustrated by Roland Pym. A very fine book free from internal inscriptions, bound in pictorial paper covered boards with debossed silver graphics and silver titling to the blue cloth spine, text blocks are bright and crisp with dark green top-stain. In a light blue paper bound slip case.
English Eccentrics by Edith Sitwell is a whimsical and insightful exploration of Britain’s most peculiar and eccentric historical figures. Blending biography with satire, Sitwell vividly portrays aristocrats, inventors, impostors and misfits, celebrating their oddities with lyrical prose and dry wit. Through these character sketches, she critiques conventional norms while honouring individuality and imagination. The book reflects Sitwell’s fascination with the bizarre and theatrical, making it both a tribute to eccentricity and a sharp commentary on British society.
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A first Folio Society edition, first printing of English Eccentrics by Edith Sitwell, published by The Folio Society, London in 1994, with an introduction by Mervyn Horder, illustrated by Roland Pym. A very fine book free from internal inscriptions, bound in pictorial paper covered boards with debossed silver graphics and silver titling to the blue cloth spine, text blocks are bright and crisp with dark green top-stain. In a light blue paper bound slip case.
English Eccentrics by Edith Sitwell is a whimsical and insightful exploration of Britain’s most peculiar and eccentric historical figures. Blending biography with satire, Sitwell vividly portrays aristocrats, inventors, impostors and misfits, celebrating their oddities with lyrical prose and dry wit. Through these character sketches, she critiques conventional norms while honouring individuality and imagination. The book reflects Sitwell’s fascination with the bizarre and theatrical, making it both a tribute to eccentricity and a sharp commentary on British society.
