Rare Books
"English Eccentrics" 1994 SITWELL, Edith
$150
SITWELL, Edith
[268] pp.
The Folio Society
1994
Illustrations by Roland Pym
9" x 6"
Fine
Edith Sitwell, herself an English eccentric, brings together an appreciative selection of unusual characters from England's history. The book inspired an opera of the same name, premiered in 1964 and with music by Malcolm Williamson and a libretto by Geoffrey Dunn.