Death of a god : and other stories / by Osbert Sitwell
1949, First Edition. London : Macmillan & Co. Ltd. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Shadow staining to endpapers. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #398825
Physical description; vii, [1], 246, [1] pages ; 20 cm. Contents; Death of a god -- Defeat -- The man who drove Strindberg mad -- Pompey and some peaches : a stereoscopic story in two parts -- Shadow play -- Lover's meeting -- Touching wood -- The woman who hated flowers -- Primavera -- Plague-cart before horse -- Champagne for the old lady -- True lovers' knot -- The messenger -- Dead heat -- Long journey -- Idyll through the looking-glass -- The glow-worm -- A place of one's own -- Staggered holiday. Subjects; Short stories, English. Stories ; 20th century. Yorkshire Author Short Stories.
Price: €18.95