Splendours and Miseries.

£150 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

inscribed to the author Gift inscription to the author in blue ink on front free endpaper, 'For Sacheverell Sitwell: / With every good wish / Elsa Scammell'. First edition, inscribed to the author by Elsa Scammell (d. 2003); 8vo; 16 black and white plates, printed address label of Rodney and Elsa Scammell to front free endpaper, scattered light foxing, leaves slightly toned; publisher's yellow cloth, central silver device to upper cover and spine, silver lettering to spine, corners and spine ends slightly rubbed, blue topstain, other edges uncut, with the unclipped pictorial dust-jacket within glassine wrapper, light wear to extremities, NPG tissue wrapper with label, overall a very good copy.

• Binding: Hardcover

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