SITWELL, Edith.

RUSTIC ELEGIES.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927. Deep green buckram, gilt spine. [2],69,[1] pp. Half title, frontispiece by William F. Matthews printed in red, title page in black with red decorative borders. Most leaves unopened, which makes for a near fine copy, without dust jacket. 

First US edition. Edith Sitwell's poems of 1927 include "Elegy on Dead Fashion," a very debated topic in twenties; "The Hambone and the Heart," wherein a young girl queries her heart; and, "Prelude to a Fairy Tale," among others. Near fine. Item #714

Price: $25.00