SASSOON, Siegfried (1886-1967). [Sherston trilogy]. Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man. 1928. -- Memoirs of an Infantry Officer. 1930. -- Sherston's Progress. 1936. London: Faber & Gwyer; Faber & Faber.
3 volumes, 8vo. Original blue cloth; dust jackets (very light chipping to spine ends of first two volumes).
FIRST TRADE EDITIONS of one of the great works of 20th-century war literature, the first instalment considered a "classic of its kind - an elegy for a way of life which had gone for ever" (ODNB). It was awarded the Hawthornden and James Tait Black Memorial prizes. Keynes A30a, A33a, A40a.
[With:] SASSOON. The Complete Memoirs of George Sherston. London: Faber and Faber, 1937. Original blue cloth; dust jacket (spine toned). FIRST COLLECTED EDITION of the three works above.
This lot is located in Chicago.
![SASSOON, Siegfried (1886-1967). [Sherston trilogy]. Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man . 1928. -- Memoirs of an Infantry Officer . 1930. -- Sherston's Progress . 1936. London: Faber & Gwyer; Faber & Faber.](https://assets.basta.app/accounts/4832eb18-f9a7-4c12-8295-871abe232696/images/95f4b4cf-5e77-4f65-ab12-b057d2fecfec?format=auto&width=1080&quality=75)
![SASSOON, Siegfried (1886-1967). [Sherston trilogy]. Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man . 1928. -- Memoirs of an Infantry Officer . 1930. -- Sherston's Progress . 1936. London: Faber & Gwyer; Faber & Faber.](https://assets.basta.app/accounts/4832eb18-f9a7-4c12-8295-871abe232696/images/92d3b1dc-02d0-4a86-a174-b789965432d9?format=auto&width=1080&quality=75)