Poltergeists : an introduction and examination followed by chosen instances / Sachervell Sitwell ; with decorations by Irene Hawkins and silhouettes by Cruikshank.
Sir Sacheverell Sitwell, 6th Baronet (1897 - 1988)
Category
Books
Date
1940
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 3260059
Summary
Bibliographic description
419, [1] p. : ill., vignettes, 23 cm. Uniformly bound and shelved with other works by the Sitwells. Provenance: Twentieth-century armorial bookplate (small variant), signed Badeley 1930: ‘Urban Huttleston Rogers Lord Fairhaven’ [i.e.: Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966)]. Gilt stamped Fairhaven crest at head of spine [i.e. Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966)]. Binding: Twentieth-century half light brown morocco, light brown cloth over boards; sewn onto five raised bands; gilt panelled spine compartments; gilt stamped Fairhaven crest at head of spine [i.e. Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966)]; green spine label, gilt lettered: 'Poltergeists / Sacheverell Sitwell'; gilt top edge; light blue-grey endpapers. Binder's ink-stamp on front pastedown: 'Birdsall Northampton.'
Makers and roles
Sir Sacheverell Sitwell, 6th Baronet (1897 - 1988), author Irene Beatrice Hawkins (1906 - 1979), illustrator George Cruikshank (London 1792 - London 1878), silhouette artist