SITWELL, EDITH — English Eccentrics

London, Folio Society. 1998, 3rd Printing. Decorative Hardcover. Ill.: Roland Pym. Book, Eccentricity exists particularly 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 published in 1933, " The English Eccentrics "has lost none of its vitality and wit.. This is a glorious gallery of the extremes of human nature, portrayed with humor, sympathy, knowledge, and love.Introduction by Mervyn Horder. First published in 1933 this elegant revised and enlarged edition is a joy to read. xiii, 268 p. Illus.[ B & W] In original slipcase with faint fingerprints.. New/Fine.