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Siegfried Sassoon | Vigils, 1934, first edition, number 82 of 212 copies bound in niger morocco, signed by the author

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July 18, 04:29 PM GMT

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2,400 - 3,500 GBP

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Siegfried Sassoon


Vigils. Bristol: privately printed, 1934


FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 82 OF 212 COPIES BOUND IN NIGER MOROCCO, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR (of a total edition of 303), 8vo, original boards, prelims browned at extremities


The 22 poems were engraved on copper by Charles Sigrist. The frontispiece was designed and engraved by Stephen Gooden. Laid-in are an additional copy of the title page, a copy of the ‘proposal' for the book issued by the printer, and the printed breakdown of the six different issues comprising the edition. In excellent condition.