First edition. xvi, 412pp, plus numerous monochrome plate illustrations. Green publisher's cloth-covered boards, gilt-stamped lettering and decoration on the spine. Top edge gilt. 8vo. Cloth a little worn, gently rubbed and rounded on corners and around spine, mildly marked. Previous owner's name neatly in ink on front free endpaper. Faint spotting on endpapers only else internally neat, clean, bright and tight.
A collection of Sitwell's essays reflecting on societal themes of life, death and purgatory as he wanders through a bedazzling range of art, fiction, fantasy and music.
