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Author: N.H.H. SitwellBinding: HardbackPublished: Paladin, 1984Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical account, The World The Romans Knew, chronicles the vast geographical and cultural landscape as perceived by the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodAt the height of its power, Rome stood at the centre of a vast, interconnected world stretching from the windswept shores of Britain to...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA richly detailed work of historical geography, The World the Romans Knew charts the vast expanse of territories, peoples, and...

Edition: repr.,Condition remarks: Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Good, bright with no tears or chips, minor shelf wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: Remainder mark. Binding condition: Tight and secure. A richly...

Sir George Sitwell's classic analysis of the timeless principles of garden design.

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Ex-library book with usual markings Few writers of the...

Author: Osbert SitwellBinding: HardbackPublished: The Reprint Society, 1950Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsLaughter In The Next Room presents a vivid continuation of Osbert Sitwell's acclaimed autobiography, immersing readers...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsSelected Letters is a collection of correspondence by Edith Sitwell, showcasing her unique voice and literary insights. The letters provide...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears — dust jacket present with some edge wear and minor fading. Page Condition: good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact, hardcover binding...

Osbert Sitwell, with his siblings Edith and Sacheverell, was at the heart of every literary fracas from 1918 to until well after 1945. He was a close friend and sometime...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A literary lion of twentieth-century Britain, Osbert...

Author: Osbert SitwellBinding: HardbackPublished: MACMILLAN, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis volume, Laughter In The Next Room, continues Osbert Sitwell's acclaimed autobiographical saga, painting a vivid...

Author: Osbert SitwellBinding: HardbackPublished: The Reprint Society, London, 1948Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis volume of memoirs chronicles the formative years of a distinguished British author, detailing his...

Author: Osbert SitwellBinding: HardbackPublished: Duckworth, 1932Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Worn and stained boards, internally sound. Winters...

Author: Edith SitwellBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1946Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsFanfare for Elizabeth is a literary work by Edith Sitwell that explores themes related to Henry VIII and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodA life spent in pursuit of beauty across continents, centuries, and art forms finds its most eloquent expression in For Want of the Golden City,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerFew memoirs command the grandeur and literary audacity of Left Hand Right Hand!, Sir Osbert Sitwell's celebrated...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingFew English cities have inspired as much elegance, intrigue, and literary imagination as...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingBritain has always harboured a magnificent gallery of gloriously peculiar souls, and Edith Sitwell's The English Eccentrics chronicles...

NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. Author: Philip Ziegler Format: Hardback...

Author: Sacheverell SitwellBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, London, 1973Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsAutobiographical self-portrait that roams freely between his own life and Western culture.

An imaginative reconstruction of the mind of the young girl who was to become Queen Elizabeth I of England, that effulgent, daunting, and perplexing figure, one of the most influential...

Author: Osbert Sitwell; Nina HamnettBinding: HardbackPublished: Duckworth, London, 1928Condition:Book: Good, ex-libraryJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: Minimal...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some minor damage and edge wear. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact hardcover. A richly crafted biographical portrait, Victoria of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodIn Journey to the Ends of Time: Volume 1: Lost in the Dark Wood, Sacheverell Sitwell — one of the...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Few literary figures of the twentieth century cut as...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodShe was imperious, eccentric, and utterly unlike anyone who had come before her — Dame Edith Sitwell, one of the...

Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis compelling biography chronicles the extraordinary life of one of Britain's most iconic monarchs. Edith Sitwell, with her characteristic...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodShe was a figure of towering eccentricity and volcanic talent — a poet who declared war on mediocrity and made herself into a living...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingIn a work of extraordinary scope and singular imaginative vision, Journey to the Ends of Time: Volume I...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodShe was a creature utterly unlike any other — imperious, bizarre, and incandescently gifted — and Victoria Glendinning's Edith Sitwell: A Unicorn Among Lions...

Edition: revised ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerA richly detailed musical biography, "Liszt" chronicles the extraordinary life and volcanic artistic achievement...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFranz Liszt — virtuoso, visionary, and...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThe novel follows Ernest Cotgrave, who earns a living telling stories in pubs and clubs.

A LOVE READING STAR PICK AND BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A gorgeously odd tale about finding yourself again, unexpectedly. If you want a little piece of joy in your...

** Winner of the 2024 BARNES AND NOBLE DISCOVER PRIZE | Longlisted for the 2024 CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE and the 2025 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN...

This is one title in a series of short, illustrated biographies. They tell the stories of those who have shaped our present and our past, from Beethoven to Dietrich, from...

This biography examines the special relationship between the sisters, Vanessa Bell and Virginia Woolf. The author has also written "Moon in Eclipse: A Life of Mary Shelley".

Greenville County, South Carolina, a wild, lush place, is home to the Boatwright family--rough-hewn men who drink hard and shoot up each other's trucks, and indomitable women who marry young...

First published in 1957, this novel consists almosts entirely of dialogue. The central figure, Miles Mowbray, is one of Compton-Burnett's most successful characters.

From one of the best writers in American literature, a classic novel about smuggling, intrigue, and love. To Have and Have Not is the dramatic story of Harry Morgan, an...