"Truffle Hunt" 1953 SITWELL, Sacheverell Decorative Arts

"Truffle Hunt" 1953 SITWELL, Sacheverell Decorative ArtsSITWELL, Sacheverell [310] pp. Robert Hale Limited 1953 8 3 4" x 6" Jacket design by Hawkins VG VG Truffle Hunt is not like any other book. The first half of it consists of over forty short essays written by Mr. Sitwell for The Sunday Times. They were recognized at the time as something unique in newspaper journalism. Their range and diversity of subject matter reflected the tastes and interests of a busy lifetime. One of the most widely and curiously

first published in hardcover in 1961 by Avalon Books and reprinted in paperback as an Ace Double later that year

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w/ 59 lotsChristie's New York200011 7/8" x 8 1/2"

floral designer and garden architect

England commonly means London and Stratford-on-Avon to Americans

Inseam 27"L

Pockets still sewn closed/ unopened

fashion magazines

The Misfortunes of Elphin

As the fashion editor of The New York Times from 1933 until 1955

but attitudes have varied significantly since then

stroboscopic light