Edith Sitwell — Fanfare for Elizabeth
London, Macmillan and Co. Ltd, 1946. First edition. Cloth. Edith Sitwell's novel of the childhood of Elizabeth I with four black and white illustrations and in original unclipped dustwrapper. First edition. Dame Edith Louisa Sitwell DBE (1887 - 1964) was a British poet and critic, eldest of the three literary Sitwells. With an ink inscription dated September 1946 to front free endpaper and bookseller's label to rear pastedown. In a buckram binding in original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, generally smart but with minor shelfwear to extremities and with slight evidence of past worming to rear joint. Dustwrapper has edgewear, several closed tears and handling marks. Internally, firmly bound. Bright and clean throughout but with evidence of past worming to gutter of rear pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Good Only.
