Osbert Sitwell — The Man Who Lost Himself

London, Duckworth, 1929. First edition. Cloth. The beautifully bound first edition of this experimental novel by Osbert Sitwell, one of the three literary Sitwell siblings. The first edition, first impression of the work. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding with beautifully decorated boards. Osbert Sitwell was an English author, critic, and journalist and one of the three literary Sitwell siblings, the best known of whom is Edith Sitwell, who published the popular poetry collection Façade (1922). The Man Who Lost Himself is an experimental novel by Osbert Sitwell which recounts the life and death of an imagined author named Tristram Orlander. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding. Externally, generally smart with beautifully painted boards. Boards are lightly age toned. The odd mark to the front and rear. Some rubbing to the fore edge and a touch to the joints. Some bumping to the head and tail of the spine causing fractional splitting of the cloth, and bumping to the extremities which has resulted in slight lifting and some chips to the decorated paper cover in these areas. Hinges strained. Internally, generally firmly bound with bright, clean pages. Text block is slightly age toned and has scattered spotting, heaviest to the front endpapers and for edge. Previous owner's neat inscription to recto of second front free endpaper. Good . Ill.: None. Good .