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dust jacket shows chipping to tips and edges, staining to rear panel. The third volume of an acclaimed trilogy, Sassoon's thinly disguised memoir of his World War 1 service. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

NB: No dustjacket. Blue cloth with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Good, with general light shelfwear, and some very light soiling to covers. The front endpaper bears the date 1936 and the ownership signature in pencil of Gervas Huxley (1894-1971), grandson of T.H.Huxley and husband of Elspeth Huxley. 280pp.

1936, First Edition, 280 pp. Hardcover, blue cloth, 8vo., gilt title. Faint sunning and rubbing to spine; slight leant to spine as well. Light foxing to text-blocks; previous owner's erasable pencil note on fly leaf; clean and unmarked text. The final book of Sassoon's most famous trilogy.

146 pp cream cloth gilt title., Pages tanned otherwise book clean and sound, dust wrapper much worn with loss to spine, tanned

Faber and Faber, London 1936. First Edition First impression. Book condition: good. No Dustcover. Wear around the edges of the spine, particularly at top and bottom. bumped on all four corners. Internally Solid and tight. There are a number of marking in the book. First on the title page 'see page 229'; on the contents page 'page 229 "Velmore" Vivian. On page 229 'Read this chapter 'Velmore' is my sone Vivian - He is second in command in the company and is under Sassoon, who commands the co. He is nicknamed 'Velmore because he lives on Velmore Rd. Throughout the chapter there are underlinings when Velmore is mentioned. I have been unable to find any trace of Vivian in relation to 'Velmore' or the book, however I do not doubt that the iscriptions are by the father of 'Velmore' (000168)

This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 450grams, ISBN:

Faber & Faber 1937, small tear to top of spine, Brown spotting to spine and page edges, Bottom edge uncut. Pages tanned but text is clear. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING

Siegfried Sassoon, renowned English poet, novelist and memoirist, was awarded the Military Cross for bravery in battle during World War I; thus it was with personal knowledge and experience that he denounced the war, and criticized what he termed 'jingoism-fueled war". He is considered to have been one of the finest poets to emerge from that war - a reputation that has not diminished with time. In 1917 he bravely - and acting alone - announced his "Soldier's Declaration" against the war. This solitary act caused the authorities to imprison him in a mental institution. What could they do? He was an officer - a decorated hero who had proved his mettle in battle. In that institution he was to befriend poet Wilfred Owen. ****************************************** The book here presented, "Sherston's Progress", is the third, and final, volume of his fictionalised autobiography, called "The Sherston Trilogy". The preceding volumes are "Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man", and "Memoirs of an Infantry Officer". This trilogy is fiction, but only thinly; the only thing Sassoon changed were names. It is a brilliant work, describing the life of a young, upper middle-class gentleman before and during the First World War, and its reputation as literature only increases as the years progress. ********************************************* This is the Folio Society edition of "Sherston's Progress", and is illustrated with drawings by artist John Lawrence. The binding is attractively decorated by a drawing by Lawrence of a magnificent building - "a huge stone "pile", which extends, panoramically, from the front, across the spine, and onto the rear cover. the book is housed in a slip-case. It's a very handsome affair! ************************************************ TITLE : Sherston's Progress / AUTHOR : Siegfried Sassoon (Siegfried Loraine Sassoon, 1886 - 1967) / ILLUSTRATIONS : John Lawrence / IMPRINT : The Folio Society / PLACE : London / DATE : 1974 / EDITION : Reprint / STATUS : OP - This Edition Out of Print / PHYSICAL DETAILS : Published for members of the Folio Society; The book contains line illustrations; 171 pages; approximately 5 1/4" x 8" ; Bound in pictorial light olive-tan cloth (the illustration printed in black and rich brown; title lettered in gilt against a brown panel on spine; text-block top edge is dyed red; the whole held within a handsome slipcase, textured to simulate leather and colored brown ********************************************* CONDITION - VERY GOOD - This is a previously owned book which remains a clean, solid copy with the illustrations displaying brightly. The book has been read, but carefully . the following particulars noted: BOARDS : Crisp and clean / SPINE : Slight darkening and a touch of rub - else clean and presentable / BINDING : Solid - the boards have a slight yawn at the fore-edge. / TEXT-BLOCK EDGES : Clean / END PAPERS : Clean - a previous owner's commercially-derived bookplate is affixed to the front paste-down. / INTERIOR : Clean and presentable / SLIP-CASE : Minor wear at the most - solid with no splitting - The book fits into the case tightly.

Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Boards dust-toned. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age. Internally, bright and clean. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 260p. Subjects: Sassoon, Siegfried. World War, 1914-1918 ; Fiction. Genre: History. Language: English. 1 Kg.

8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece, title-vignette and illustrations in the text; pictorial cloth, terracotta top, terracotta endpapers, a near fine copy in publisher's card slip-case.