The Man Who Lost Himself, Osbert Sitwell — 1st Edition

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The Man Who Lost Himself, Osbert Sitwell — 1st Edition

Name: The Man Who Lost Himself, Osbert Sitwell — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 5675
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Publication: London, Duckworth, 1929

Formatting: 8vo, pp. viii, 288.

Condition Report: Very Good. The original publisher’s quarter cloth binding over Art Deco patterned boards remains tight and square, displaying only minor shelf-wear to the bottom edges alongside sharp, unbumped corners. Internally, the pages are clean and firmly bound, exhibiting the customary light age-toning typical of the era’s paper stock, as well as some scattered, faint spotting that is predominantly isolated to the fore-edge. The unclipped dust wrapper, retaining its original 7/6 net price, is remarkably well-preserved; it boasts a bright, unfaded spine, a notable rarity for this fragile green mottled paper, with only marginal edge-rubbing and a few minuscule creases to the extreme head and tail.

Catalogue Note: This is the true first edition, first impression of Osbert Sitwell’s psychological novel. The book is presented in its striking original publisher’s binding, featuring a black quarter cloth spine elegantly offset by distinctive Art Deco patterned paper boards.

While bare copies of this edition occasionally surface on the open market, examples retaining their fragile original dust wrappers in such bright, unfaded condition are quite scarce, making this a highly desirable survival for collectors of interwar British literature.

The Man Who Lost Himself is a highly experimental and atmospheric narrative that delves into the fractured psyche of a successful but disillusioned young poet, Tristram Orlander. Following a devastating romantic rejection, Orlander travels to Spain to recuperate, only to undergo a profound existential crisis that culminates in a chilling, fatal encounter with his own doppelgänger. Through lush prose and sharp psychological insight, Sitwell crafts a masterful exploration of identity, artistic ambition, and the darker recesses of the human mind.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Osbert Sitwell

Book Publisher: Duckworth

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Modern Fiction

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 296

Book Publication Year: 1929

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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