Sitwell, Osbert (1892-1969)

Laughter in the Next Room - [Sequel to His 3 Autobiographies: Left Hand, Right Hand! , the Scarlet Tree, and Great Morning! ]

Boston : Little. Brown 1948. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine. very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw. now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and sharp-cornered. ; 400 pages.

MW BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 51937

SITWELL, OSBERT.

LEFT HAND, RIGHT HAND."; "THE SCARLET TREE."; " GREAT MORNING." (First 3 vols. of 5.)

London. Macmillan, 1950, 1950, 1948., First 3 volumes of Osbert Sitwell's autobiography. His older sister was poet Edith, his younger brother Sachaverell. "Lefthand Righthand" is a reprint, 272 pages including index. Folded family tree in back. 23 b./w. photographs. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Top of spine on d./w. missing o./w. very good, not price clipped. "The Scarlet Tree ", reprint, 319 pages including index. 23 b./w. photographs, near fine, no inscription or marks. D./w. near fine, not price clipped but top of spine missing. "Great Morning." is a reprint ( 2 months after Ist.) 324 pages including index. 23 b./w. photographs. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w. not price clipped (15s.) but top 6cm. of spine is missing.. 1950

GBL BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 5699

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: Sitwell Renishaw Montegufoni John Piper Sachaverell

SITWELL Osbert

Left Hand Right Hand! An Autobiography. Vol. I: The Cruel Month [with] The Scarlet Tree [with] Great Morning [with] Laughter in the Next Room [with] Noble Essences or Courteous Revelations. [Mixed Impressions.] OSBERT SITWELL'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY COMPLETE

Macmillan,, 1945-50. 5 vols., 8vo., Mixed Impressions, with 5 frontispieces, 111 plates, folding pedigree and decorative toned endpapers; original red buckram, gilt backs, dark tops (save first volume as issued), a very good, bright, clean set. The set comprises: Vol. I: The Cruel Month (first edition 1945) [with] The Scarlet Tree (third impression 1950) [with] Great Morning (second impression 1948) [with] Laughter in the Next Room (first edition 1949) [with] Noble Essences or Courteous Revelations (first edition 1950). Fifoot, OA34b, OA 38b, OA40b, OA42b and OA48a respectively (recording the first editions).

Island BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 43870

Catalogue: Modern First Editions0

Keywords: modern first editions, modern firsts, sitwell, osbert sitwell, left hand, right hand, autobiography

Osbert Sitwell

Left Hand Right Hand! Great Morning Laughter in the Next Room

London, Macmillan and Co, 1945-49. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of three volumes of Osbert Sitwell's autobiography, an illustrated memoir with the original decorative dustwrappers. The first edition of these works.Three volumes, being volumes I, III, and IV of a total of V volumes.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.The autobiography of Osbert Sitwell, an author devoted to art and literature. He was the sibling of Edith and Sacheverell Sitwell.This autobiography is generally considered to be one of the best of the age, with many humorous anecdotes of the literary circles of the first half of the twentieth century.Volume I, 'Left Hand Right Hand! The Cruel Month', published in 1945. Illustrated with a frontispiece, one folding family tree, and twenty-two plates.Volume III, 'Great Morning', published in 1948. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and twenty-two plates.Volume IV, 'Laughter in the Next Room', published in 1949. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and twenty-two plates.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrappers. Externally, smart. A little fading and a few minor marks to the boards and spines. Dustwrappers are edge worn with some chips and closed tears, heavier to Volume III with some of the backstrip lifting. Some light discolouration and marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Prior owner's ink inscription to the half-title of Volume II. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good/Good.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 789P21

Catalogue: Biography & Autobiography

Keywords: Left Hand Right Hand Laughter in the Next Room Great Morning osbert sitwell Laughter in the Next Room sitwell Various