First edition of Barker's elegant collection of French prose vignettes. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Sextet is a collection of imaginative stories, written in brief intervals of leisure, colored by Barker's love of France (his maternal country) and his knowledge of French eighteenth century art and rococoterie. These six 'contes' have the deceptive simplicity of Hans Andersen, combined with enchanting prose vignettes, echoes of Boucher and Watteau, and touches of pure comedy on the smallest and most elegant scale. Seller Inventory # 126501

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Title: Sextet.

Publisher: George Ronald, Oxford

Publication Date: 1951

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: 1st Edition

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