Edith Sitwell — English Eccentrics

London, The Folio Society, 1994. Cloth. 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 as praise for her talent. Sitwell was rewarded the Benson Medal of the Royal Society of Literature and became a DBE in 1954.English Eccentrics was first published in 1933, then revised in 1958. This edition is another revised version with minor emendations and beautiful illustrations by Roland Pym.Includes 17 of Sitwell's longer poems and 18 illustrations. Also includes an introduction by Mervyn Horder.Includes slipcase. Quarter cloth original publisher's binding with slipcase. Slipcase in in near fine condition with just a few slight marks and bumps from shelf wear. Externally excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. The book itself is in fine condition. Fine . Ill.: Roland Pym. Fine .