Prolific and the Devourer
Antaeus, January 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Clean, tight copy. Faint wear to cover edges. More
Antaeus, January 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Clean, tight copy. Faint wear to cover edges. More
Random House, December 1969. Later Printing. Hardcover. A Very Good copy in a Very Good dustjacket. Book has shelfwear, a slightly cocked spine, a small mar to the front cover, & toning to pages; DJ has shelfwear, toning, edgewear, & soiling. Interior is tight, clean, & unmarked. 8vo. - over..... More
Random House, July 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Stated First Edition w/ correct numberline. A Very Good copy in a Very Good dustjacket. Book has shelfwear, edgewar, & toning to pages; DJ has shelfwear, toning, edgewear, & a crease on the spine. Interior is tight, clean, & unmarked. 8vo. - over..... More
Random House, October 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Good condition in Good dust jacket with protective mylar cover. Ex-library with usual markings, else Very Good overall. Light glue residue to endpapers. Text is clean and unmarked. 61 pp. More
Random House, October 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. A Very Good copy in a Very Good dustjacket. Book has shelfwear, a slightly cocked spine, & toning to pages; DJ has shelfwear, toning, & a couple of small mars on the front cover. Interior is tight, clean, & unmarked..... More
Faber and Faber, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Few small nicks to top edge of jacket (chiefly to head of jacket spine); slight rubbing and browning to jacket (chiefly at edges); slight internal browning to edges and endpapers. 180 pages. Later issue of the..... More
Faber and Faber, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Nice copy in jacket (minor darkening and wear; ink name). 180 pages. Later issue of the 3-act play (plus opening chorus and epilogue); originally published in 1935 (see Bloomfield & Mendelson A9a). 'Second impression March MCMXXXVI'..... More
Harvard University Press, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Slight rubbing and browning to jacket; slight internal browning to edges. viii, [4], 209 pages. '... full-length treatment of Auden's entire body of poetry ... demonstrates the essential continuity ... and the intellectual coherence of his..... More
Random House, June 1965. Hardcover. From the private library of William H. Matchett, with his bookplate pastedown on the ffep. 84 pp., 8vo. - measuring over 5 1/2 in. x 8 1/2 in. One quarter black cloth with brown boards and gilt titles stamped on the spine. The dust jacket..... More
Random House, January 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. From the private library of noted American poet William H. Matchett, with his name and the date on the ffep. A stated First Edition. 12mo., blue cloth with gilt titles over red blocking on the spine. 138pp., a lovely copy in Near Fine..... More
Random House, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A very good+ copy in very good dust jacket with small chips and slight browning to jacket. 8vo with DJ 123 Bloomfield & Mendelson A9b: contains Auden's revisions to the first English edition (also differs substantially from..... More