Sitwell family interest. Three works

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Sitwell family interest. Three works, two being presentation copies. Comprising 1930 The Collected Poems of Edith Sitwell, from the library of Siegfried Sassoon, with the ownership inscription of his wife Hester Gatty, presumed review copy with Gatty's inscription dated 1929; 1949 Theatrical Figures in Porcelain by Sacheverell Sitwell, signed and inscribed by the author to Victoria Durham to the front endpaper, dated November 1963, with an envelope pasted into the rear pastedown and a newspaper clipping regarding a porcelain sale loosely inserted; and 1929 The Man Who Lost Himself by Osbert, signed and inscribed by the author to the front endpaper, 'For Vladimir, Dmitri, Iigzil, and Boris, alias Cyril Beaumont". Publisher's boards, two in unclipped dust wrappers, lightly shelfworn, the spine of the Osbert title a little faded, the edges of the Sacheverell title spotted, and rear panel with a few scuffs and ink marks, the head of the spines a little chipped, the inner flaps and endpapers of the Sacheverell spotted, with some spotting throughout. An interesting collection. 8vo. (3) Features: From the library of Siegfried Sassoon, with Hester Gatty's ownership inscription Publisher: Duckworth Publisher Location: London Publication Date: 1930 Binding: Hardcover Edition: First Printing: First