Ɵ SITWELL, GEORGE. (1860-1943). LETTERS OF THE SITWELLS AND SACHEVERELLS. PRIVATELY PRINTED, 1900-01

Ɵ SITWELL, George Sir. (1860 - 1943). Letters of the Sitwells and Sacheverells Being a Selection of their Letters and other Documents Preserved in the Muniment-Room at Renishaw, Illustrating Country Life and Public Events in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. Scarborough: [Printed by the Author at his Private Press], 1900-1901. first edition, 2 volumes, 4to. (204 x 200mm), calf-backed boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt tops, others untrimmed, half-titles, frontispieces with tissue guards, numerous illustrations from contemporary engravings and caricatures, 284pp., 255pp Provenance: The Sitwell Family Library, Weston Hall. Condition Report: Vol. 1 - clean bright cloth boards, a few scuffs to spine, scuffing to lower front corners, some light marks to e/ps., with joint slightly splitting from front board, foxing to edges affecting some leaf edges, o/w. clean internally; Vol. 2 - a few marks and small stains to cloth boards, and some scuffs to spine, e/ps. lightly marked, edges a little grubby affecting some leaf edges, o/w. clean internally, gilt bright to both vols.Condition Report Disclaimer