Gold Coast Customs and Other Poems

Book Condition, Fine: An unread copy that remains in excellent condition. Small chip to the dust jacket at top of spine, bumps to corners and edges, some discolouration towards edges, but no major tears or blemishes, cover artwork bright and vibrant. Dj now protected by a plastic slipcover. Original black hardcover binding with red lettering in mint condition. Dust marks and foxing across the text block, but page edges remain crisp. Pages throughout are tightly bound. Light foxing through endpapers, but immaculate frontispiece and internal pages are clean and tidy. First edition/printing, issued by Gerald Duckworth and Company in a limited run of 2,000 copies. A desirable example of Sitwell’s bold interwar modernism. As one of Britain’s most distinctive avant-garde poets, Sitwell remains highly collectible, and early printings from comparatively small limitations, especially in original hardback with dust jacket, are increasingly sought after by collectors of twentieth-century poetry. In Gold Coast Customs and Other Poems, Edith Sitwell combines exotic imagery, satire, and musical language in verse that is both theatrical and incisive. Exploring themes of ritual, colonial encounter, and society, the collection displays her flair for rhythm and spectacle, capturing the originality and daring that defined her poetic voice. …