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Signed first edition of Siegfried Sassoon's first part of his autobiographical trilogy. Octavo. Original grey and brown marbled cloth, titles to spine gilt on green ground, top edge dyed green. With the silver-flecked dust jacket - chipping at fold ends reinforced with cello tape, moderate fading to spine panel, faint scattered soiling. Internal pages are strikingly clean--a very nice signed copy of the famous English poet of the last century.

Signed first edition of Siegfried Sassoon's first part of his autobiographical trilogy. Octavo. Original grey and brown marbled cloth, titles to spine gilt on green ground, top edge dyed green. Dust jacket is NOT present (check our other listing that has the dust jacket). Copy of owner's 1963 letter describing circumstances of book acquisition mounted to front free endpaper. Internal pages are strikingly clean--a very nice signed copy of the famous English poet of the last century.

FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING with the "A" and publisher's seal on copyright page and brown lettering on inside of dust jacket; FIRST ISSUE dust jacket with blue tinted photo of Hemingway in back panel and "$ 3.00" on front flap of dust jacket. No mention of Nobel/Pulitzer prize. Text inside is clean and in fine condition Previous owner's inscription present. 8vo, light darkening of spine and minor tear of dust jacket at extremities. Provenance- Estate of a distinguished MIT professor, whose signature is inscribed. An exceptional copy of the true first edition, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1952.

Six hand-colored etched plates, depicting the changes in society related to fashion, music-making, dancing, smoking, drinking, love-making, etc. in pairs of designs, vignetted and in three rows. This is an extraordinary comic portrayal of the cultural tumult of the early 19th Century in England. Condition: In original wrappers, very good+. Front cover has water stain on the top. Occasional light soiling. A modern, folding custom box houses the really delicate paperback book.
An excellent copy, complete with all 6 pages in near-fine condition.

First edition, First printing; 8vo, full blue morocco, gilt double-fillet border, gilt panels front and back with fleurons at corners, marbled endpapers, previous owners' bookplates (earl of jersey), extensively illustrated with plates and vignettes engraved by John Pine, "post est" error in medallion inscription on page 108 of vol. II; an excellent, collector's copy. 9 1/4 x 6 in., London: John Pine, 1733-37.