Rustic Elegies

Edith Sitwell

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Description **INSCRIBED, SIGNED, FIRST EDITION** Sitwell (Edith) Rustic Elegies. Duckworth, 1927, FIRST EDITION, frontispiece portrait by Cecil Beaton, a few spots at page-heads, additional foxing spots on exterior pages and pages 1-7, other light foxing spots, half-title browned, pp. 94, [1, Notes], crown 8vo, original black cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in red, the latter a little faded, a few spots to edges, dustjacket with darkened backstrip panel, very good. Inscribed by the author on the flyleaf, to a fellow-poet: 'Evan Morgan, with all best wishes from Edith Sitwell' The recipient, Viscount Tredegar, was a man in the inner circle of both the Vatican and Aleister Crowley; a poet and painter, his talent for intrigue and scandal outstripped his artistic abilities, and he was the basis for characters in the novels of Ronald Firbank and Aldous Huxley. SYNOPSIS The collection, first published in 1927, features several poems that explore themes of time, fashion, and human emotion. Themes: The poems in the collection use a symbolic approach and a "dream-structure" to explore concepts like innocence, the fall of mankind, and redemption, often tracing preoccupations with time. Notable Poems: Specific poems within the collection include "Elegy on Dead Fashion," which was a debated topic in the 1920s, "The Hambone and the Heart," and "Prelude to a Fairy Tale".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rustic Elegies
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good+
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)