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VG/VG-. 8vo. original blue cloth gilt (spine slightly canted & lightly discoloured, edges a little rubbed, faint prev. owner's details to FFE, a few spots to outer leaves, else clean & bright) in dustwrapper (edges rubbed with wear to extremities and some fraying, backstrip & foldovers a little soiled); pp. 280. A very good copy in the uncommon dustwrapper, quite presentable.

Signed by Author. 280 pages. Name inside the front cover is marked out. Some staining and wear to the covers. Pages are yellowed, a strong cigarette smell inside else a good solid reading copy. No jacket. Limited edition signed and limited, numbered 19/300. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Signed by Author. Inventory No: 225134.

3 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, with three frontispieces and very numerous illustrations in the text; pictorial cloth, gilt backs, coloured tops and endpapers (green/brown/terracotta respectively), one case split at top edge else a near fine set in publisher's board slip-cases. Comprises 'Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man' (ill. Lynton Lamb; 1971), 'Memoirs of an Infantry Officer' (ill. Lynton Lamb; 1974) and 'Sherston's Progress' (ill. John Lawrence; 1974). First editions of one of the most successful recent publications from the Folio Society. All three volumes have been several times re-issued individually and again as a 'boxed set' in 1993. Crisp set of Sassoon's 'fictitious' autobiography (first published 1928-30-36) in which his story is told by 'George Sherston'. The acclaimed trilogy was later published in a single volume as 'The Complete Memoirs of George Sherston' (1937) and subsequently complemented by further volumes of autobiography in his own name. COMPLETE SETS OF FIRST IMPRESSIONS ARE SCARCE.

DJ in archival cover chips. 245 pages Stated first edition.

First edition, proof copy. 8vo., original printed wrappers. London, Faber and Faber. With the colophon leaf from the large paper issue, but printed on resolutely small paper. Advance Proof, Publication date September 3, Price 7/6".

Pp. 280; cr. 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, boards slightly canted and lightly foxed, edges slightly rubbed and with a couple of tiny bruises, the spine cloth lightly faded; top edges brown; dust wrapper, slightly foxed, edges lightly rubbed and split, with a couple of tiny chips, the backstrip browned; with the publisher's wrap-around (Evening Standard book of the month, recommended by the Book Society and by the Book Guild); book label of David Levine, Sydney, on the upper pastedown, bookseller's stamp on upper free endpaper, some foxing (heaviest on edges of leaves); Faber and Faber Limited, London, 1936. First [trade] edition. Keynes A40a. *With publisher's postcard loosely inserted. Third volume of the Sherston trilogy, following Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man and Memoirs of an Infantry Officer.

First edition. 12mo. 280pp. Blue cloth with spine stamped in gilt and publisher's postcard laid in. Near fine with some toning to the boards, couple small bumps and light wrinkle to the rear board in near fine lightly toned dust jacket with the uncommon publisher's wraparound band light faded at the spine. The story of George Sherston, the semi-autobiographical figure, also featured in Sassoon's *Memoirs of Fox-Hunting Man* and *Memoirs of an Infantry Officer*. [Keynes A40a].

Size: 0x0x0; Faber & Gwyer Limited; London, 1928-1936. Hardcover. Complete 3 Volume Set. First UK Editions. A Fair to Good, blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on spines, binding intact, sunning to spines and along board edges, some scattered foxing to board and spine buckram, bit of fraying and crimping to spine edges, spine buckram starting to separate from backing material, age toning to pages, some scattered foxing to front and back matters, tear to rear joint buckram of Sherstons Progress also has spine lean and previous owner small bookplate affirmed to front pastedown, without Dust wrapper. A good and overall clean set. 16mo[sextodecimo or approx. 5.25 x 7.5], (Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man) 395pp., (Memoirs of an Infantry Officer) 334pp., Sherstons Progress) 280pp. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.