In Your Garden + In Your Garden Again + More For Your Garden + Even More For Your Garden (4 Volumes, Complete Set)

SACKVILLE-WEST, V.
Published by Michael Joseph in London 1951-1958
SKU: 61528
£650.00
4 VOLUME SET, ALL FIRST EDITIONS In Your Garden: 8vo. grey cloth hardback, gilt, in unclipped dust jacket by Paul Holmes. 257pp., illustrated with b/w plates. Pencil inscription to ffep reads "Joanna from Orlando". Internally clean and bright, with no foxing. Slight faded areas to cloth spine at top, base and centre, correlating with wear to dust jacket. Bright dust jacket with small area of loss to top of spine, closed tears and creases to rear cover and a couple of small chips to front cover edges. In Your Garden Again: 8vo. jade green cloth hardback, gilt, in unclipped dust jacket by Paul Holmes. 178pp. plus 1p. Advertisement at end, illustrated with b/w plates. Ink inscription to ffep reads "V. from V. Oct. 1953". (From a collection of books given by Vita Sackville-West to her friend Violet Warrender (Mrs. Alexander Pym of Charing, Kent), mostly inscribed 'V from V'). Internally clean and bright except for a tiny scorch mark to inner hinge. Some wear to top edge of dust jacket at spine and front cover with closed tear and creases. A few small spots of soiling to front and rear covers. More For Your Garden: 8vo. red cloth hardback, gilt, in unclipped dust jacket. 176pp., illustrated with b/w plates. Ink inscription to ffep reads "For your birthday. Nov. 20 1955. J.O.". Internally clean and bright, with no foxing. Light edgewear to dust jacket with slight loss to top of spine which is lightly tanned. Even More For Your Garden: 8vo. teal blue cloth hardback, gilt, in unclipped dust jacket by Ashley Pope. 199pp., illustrated with b/w plates. Ffep covered with pencil list of flowers. Internally clean and bright, with no foxing. Light edgewear to dust jacket with some mild creases and small closed tears, and very slight loss to top of spine. A few small spots of soiling to front and rear covers. A VERY GOOD SET in VERY GOOD DUST JACKETS.

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