Ɵ FACADE: AN ENTERTAINMENT. THE POEMS BY EDITH SITWELL; THE MUSIC BY WILLIAM WALTON. Oxford University Press, 1972. single volume, first edition, Limited edition, No. 40, of one thousand numbered copies, the first two hundred and fifty specially bound and signed by the composer, William Walton, 4to., (315 x 204mm), publisher's quarter buckram illustrated boards, lettered in gilt and red to spine, within original clear plastic dustwrapper, illustrated half-title, 2pp. A Note by Edith Sitwell, originally written to accompany the recording of Facade issued by Decca Records in 1954, 3pp. Facade by Sacheverell Sitwell, April, 1971, 3pp. facsimile reproduction, slightly reduced, of the composer's manuscript showing the setting of 'Herodiade's Flea', 1pp. The Ballet Facade by Frederick Ashton, June, 1971, pp. 7 - 111, facsimile reproductions of the composer's manuscripts, with Facade An Entertainment, the original recording of 1929, pressed disc, 45 R.P.M., Extended Play, Decca Records, Oxford University Press, 1972, white paper inner sleeve, within black glossy card record sleeve, lettered in white, OUP. 110, side one (EFF2998), side two (EFF 2999), the poems spoken by Constant Lambert and Edith Sitwell, Conducted by William Walton; housed within original presentation clam shell box, navy-blue cloth, lettered in gilt to front, (327 x 255mm). NPG. tissue wrapping with printed label. National Portrait Gallery Exhibition. The Sitwells: 14/10/94 - 22/1/95. Catalogue No. C21 / 3.59.Provenance: The Sitwell Family Library, Weston Hall.