[Harold Nicolson]
The complete three volume set of the Diaries and Letters of one of the twentieth century's greatest diarists. Harold Nicolson had an eventful life, moving between many different spheres. Edited by his son Nigel, the selection of diary entries and letters covers his time as a diplomat and as an M.P., his work as a writer and a journalist, his friendships with other literary and artistic figures, and his marriage to Vita Sackville-West and their Sissinghurst home.
Harold Nicolson. Edited by Nigel Nicolson. Collins. London. 1966, second impression; 1967; 1968. 3 volumes, hardback, octavo; yellow cloth-bound boards, dust jackets. 448; 511; 448 pages. Hors texte b&w plates. English. 235 x 155mm. 2.5kg. . Very good, in very good dust jackets; slight shelf wear, some dustiness and spotting to page edges; ruffling to forecorners and spine ends of final volume, short tear to lower edge of front panel, previous owner's contemporary signature to front endpaper.