By Sacheverell Sitwell
London   Faber and Faber
8.5" by 5.5" xii, 283pp
A first edition, illustrated copy of Primitive Scenes and Festivals by Sacheverell Sitwell.
By Sacheverell Sitwell

1942 Primitive Scenes and Festivals

London   Faber and Faber
8.5" by 5.5" xii, 283pp
A first edition, illustrated copy of Primitive Scenes and Festivals by Sacheverell Sitwell.
£35.00
: 1kgs / : 855B34

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Description

First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

A first edition copy. 

This volume contains a series of scenes of tableaux upon an immense scale, relating them in their symbols to the contingencies of the modern world. The book explores Red Indian Warrior customs, the Oracle of Dodona and Festival at Nola. 

With sixteen plates. 
Collated, complete. 

In the original clipped dust wrapper.

Condition

In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally lovely with light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original clipped dust wrapper which is smart with some chipping to the head of the spine and rear board, tape to the reverse and fading to the spine and marks to the wraps.

Very Good Indeed

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