{"product_id":"planet-and-glow-worm-a-book-for-the-sleepless-edith-sitwell-compiler-1st-edition","title":"Planet and Glow-Worm: A Book for the Sleepless, Edith Sitwell (Compiler) — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Macmillan \u0026amp; Co. Ltd, 1944\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. xiv, 82.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The publisher's original dark blue cloth binding remains tight and structurally sound, with the gilt tooling and lettering to the spine presenting brightly and without oxidation. The boards show only marginal signs of shelf-wear, primarily consisting of very faint rubbing to the extremities and slight bumping to the corners, alongside a minor, superficial mark to the front board. Internally, the text block is clean and firmly bound. The pages are free from significant foxing or preliminary ownership inscriptions, displaying only the mild, uniform age-toning typical of wartime paper stock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This is a true first edition of Edith Sitwell's wartime anthology. The volume is unillustrated, relying entirely on the strength of its compiled verse and prose. The dedication page features a printed tribute to the pioneering harpsichordist Violet Gordon Woodhouse, a close contemporary and friend of Sitwell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA superb example of mid-century poetry and literary curation, the book serves as a fantastic addition to any library focused on modern first editions. On the open market, true first printings of this title are relatively common, though copies retaining such bright, unoxidised gilt tooling without excessive fading to the spine cloth are becoming scarcer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompiled during the darkest days of the Second World War, \u003ci\u003ePlanet and Glow-Worm\u003c\/i\u003e is an enchanting and idiosyncratic anthology curated by Edith Sitwell specifically as \"A Book for the Sleepless.\" Drawing upon her vast literary knowledge, Sitwell gathers fragments of poetry, prose, and historical musings designed to soothe the restless mind and transport the reader away from the anxieties of the modern world. With selections ranging from the obscure to the celebrated, the book serves not merely as a collection of texts, but as a carefully constructed dreamscape that reflects Sitwell's enduring fascination with beauty, eccentricity, and the restorative power of literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54495388860755,"sku":"4920","price":21.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260730_231526.jpg?v=1785932913","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/planet-and-glow-worm-a-book-for-the-sleepless-edith-sitwell-compiler-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}