ASHBERY, John

Turandot and Other Poems

New York, Tibor de Nagy Gallery, 1953. First Edition. Softcover. Ashbery's first book, a 23-page chapbook in sewn decorated paper wraps, one of only 300 copies printed. Illustrated with four drawings by Jane Freilicher. In this copy two of the plates are duplicated giving a total of six plates. Ill.: Jane Freilicher. Wrappers neatly strengthened internally with professional paper repairs to a few small chips at the top and bottom as well as to the bottom margin of a few pages towards the end. Near Fine example of this scarce book .

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Book number: 019023

Catalogue: Modern First Editions

Keywords: New York School, Modern Firsts, Modern First Editions Jane Freilicher Modern Poetry First Book Limited Literature: American

ASSISI, Saint Francis of

The Little Flowers of Saint Francis of Assisi

New York, Limited Editions Club, 1930. Hardcover. Quarto (8-1/8" x 11-5/8") bound in cloth specially woven in blue and tan by Fortuny of Venice. The first English translation of 1864 revised by Dom Roger Hudleston. Designed and printed on deckle-edge mold-made paper by Hans Mardersteig at the Officina Bodoni in Verona, Italy. Illustrated with wood engravings by Paoli Molnar. Copy #4 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Copies of LECs with such a low limitation number are rather uncommon. Ill.: Paoli Molnar. Tasteful bookplate on the front pastedown; slight sunning to spine. Slipcase with dampstaining to back edge. A Near Fine example of this beautifully printed book in a Very Good slipcase .

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Book number: 014963

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Religion, Illustrated Books, Signed, Limited Editions Club, Officina Bodoni, Fine Press, Saints, Wood Engravings Paoli Molnar Signed Illustrated Books Wood Engravings Limited Editions Club

VERTOT [René Aubert de Vertot d'Aubeuf]

The History of the Revolution in Sweden, Occasion'd by the Change of Religion, and Alteration of the Government, in That Kingdom Bound with the Revolutions of Portugal

London, M. Poulson, W. Taylor, et. al./W. Taylor and C. Rivington, 1723/1724. Fifth Edition/Early Edition. Hardcover. Two octavo (4-3/4" x 7-3/4") volumes bound in one in early paneled calf leather with a gilt-lettered morocco spine label; [xxiv], 312; viii, iv, 138; [10] pages. The second volume has a frontispiece illustration of a battle. First title translated into English by J. Mitchell; the second translation not credited. Both of these titles by the French clergyman and historian first appeared in the last decade of the 17th century. Many lousy copies of these titles are available online, but few in the Near Fine condition of this volume. Contents clean and crisp, interesting old bookplate pasted over another interesting bookplate on the front pastedown; binding lovely with the spine darkened and minor wear along the joints, covers tight. Near Fine .

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Book number: 020570

Catalogue: 18th Century

Keywords: Sweden, Portugal, Early Printed Books, 18th Century, Revolution, History History Sweden 18th Century Portugal

AUDEN, W. H

The Age of Anxiety

New York, Random House, (1947). First Edition. Hardcover. Bloomfield & Mendelson A29: 3500 copies printed, precedes English edition. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and basis of Leonard Bernstein's "Symphony, no. 2," this book is one of Auden's finest accomplishments. Owner name on front endpaper and copious but light pencil notes on rear endpaper. About Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper with some darkening and soiling .

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Book number: 000697

Catalogue: Modern First Editions

Keywords: Modern First Editions, Pulitzer Prize, Modern Firsts, W. H. Auden, Modern Poetry, 20th Century British Literature Modern Poetry Modern First Editions Literature: American Pulitzer Prize

AUDEN, W. H

The Age of Anxiety

New York, Random House, (1947). First Edition. Hardcover. Bloomfield A29: 3500 copies printed, preceding the English edition. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and basis of Leonard Bernstein's "Symphony, no. 2," this book is one of Auden's finest accomplishments. Fine in a bright, Fine dustwrapper and increasingly uncommon thus .

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Book number: 007960

Catalogue: Modern First Editions

Keywords: Modern First Editions, Pulitzer Prize, Modern Firsts, W. H. Auden, Modern Poetry, 20th Century British Literature Modern Poetry Modern First Editions Literature: American Pulitzer Prize

AUDEN, W. H

The Age of Anxiety

London, Faber & Faber, (1948). First British Edition. Hardcover. Bloomfield & Mendelson A29b: 3000 copies printed, preceded by the American edition published the previous year which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. Very mild foxing to the endpapers and slight soiling to the spine. Mild sunning to dustwrapper spine and the briefest of wear to the crown. Near Fine in Near Fine dustwrapper .

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Book number: 010803

Catalogue: Modern First Editions

Keywords: Modern First Editions, Pulitzer Prize, Modern Firsts, W. H. Auden, Modern Poetry, 20th Century British Literature Modern First Editions Modern Poetry Literature: English Pulitzer Prize

AUDEN, W. H

The Age of Anxiety

New York, Random House, (1947). First Edition. Hardcover. Bloomfield & Mendelson A29: 3500 copies printed, precedes English edition. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and basis of Leonard Bernstein's "Symphony, no. 2," this book is one of Auden's finest accomplishments. Owner name on front endpaper. About Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper with mild wear to spine tips and corners and a dampstain at the base of the spine mostly visible on a small part of the rear panel .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 010814

Catalogue: Modern First Editions

Keywords: Modern First Editions, Pulitzer Prize, Modern Firsts, W. H. Auden, Modern Poetry, 20th Century British Literature Modern Poetry Modern First Editions Literature: American Pulitzer Prize

[AUDEN, W. H.] CALLAN, Edward

Auden: A Carnival of Intellect

New York, Oxford University, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Callan traces the development of Auden's art from its beginnings to his death. Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper .

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Book number: 010862

Catalogue: Modern First Editions

Keywords: Literary Criticism, Modern Poetry, Modern First Editions, Modern Firsts, Literary Biography Modern First Editions W. H. Auden Literary Biography Literary Criticism

[AUDEN, W. H.] MILLER, Charles

Auden. An American Friendship

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, (1983). First Edition. Hardcover. An intimate memoir of Auden based on journals kept by Charles Miller, a student when Auden taught at the University of Michigan who served him as a cook and a companion. Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper .

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Book number: 010863

Catalogue: Modern First Editions

Keywords: Modern First Editions, Modern Poetry, Modern Firsts, W. H. Auden, Literary Criticism Modern First Editions W. H. Auden Modern Poetry Memoir

AUDEN, W. H

Autograph Letter Signed (Als)

New York, 21 May 1947. Letter. Scarce AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED by the poet to a Mr. Roberts about his first book. In part: "Thank you for your letter. Unfortunately, I can help you very little myself. There was a little privately printed (on a hand-press by Stephen Spender) book of my poems in 1928. As to the Faber 1930 volume, I have no idea how many copies there were in the first issue." Auden mentions John Heyward who managed an exhibition of first printings and how he can be reached at Faber. SIGNED "yours sincerely, W. H. Auden. Creases from folding, otherwise Near Fine .

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Book number: 021417

Catalogue: Signed

Keywords: Signed, Autograph Letter, Modern First Editions, W. H. Auden, Modern Poetry, 20th Century American Literature Signed Modern Poetry Modern First Editions Literature: American

AUDEN, W. H

Autograph Manuscript Poem (Juvenilia - 4 Pages): "Bank Holiday

[1926]. Manuscript. Exceptionally scarce 4-page AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT of a poem written by Auden as a teenager. Published in THE OXFORD OUTLOOK in November 1926 and not published in book form until 1994 in W. H. AUDEN JUVENILIA edited by Katherine Bucknell, from which much of the information below was acquired. Two other manuscript copies of this poem are known to exist, in the collections of David Ayerst (Bloomfield J16) and of Christopher Isherwood, neither exactly identical to this but both resembling this much more than the published version which eliminated several stanzas present here. All told there are 78 lines divided into three sections on both sides of two 6-7/8" x 8-7/8" sheets of paper watermarked "Civic Bond" that have long ago been neatly joined by a conservator who also made several paper repairs. The poem begins "The queen's hand on the king's cold shoulder falling." Bucknell points out that the poem is reminiscent of THE WASTE LAND with the left out passages revealing some borrowing from Eliot's "The Hollow Men." This manuscript was acquired along with a letter from Auden to Robert Medley (not included) and was likely given to Medley at some point. Auden met and became friends with Medley in 1922 shortly after Auden's 15th birthday. It was Robert Medley who suggested that Auden try writing poetry. Later Medley helped to create the Group Theater where he provided scenery and costumes for the play ON THE FRONTIER by Auden and Isherwood. Several words on the last page are partly faded and obliterated by a repaired tear. A spectacular find in Good to Very Good condition .

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Book number: 011818

Catalogue: Signed

Keywords: Signed, Manuscripts, Manuscript, Rare, Inscribed, Modern Firsts, W. H. Auden, Literary Autographs, Manuscript Poetry, Modern First Editions, Modern Poetry Modern First Editions Modern Poetry Literature: American Manuscript Poetry

[AUDEN, W. H.] HORAN, Robert

A Beginning

New Haven, Yale University Press, 1948. First Edition. hardcover. Bloomfield & Mendelson B36: 1014 copies. Horan's first book, with a 4-page foreword by W. H. Auden. This copy SIGNED by Auden on the front endpaper and quite uncommon thus. Covers foxed with small tear to spine. Very Good in a Very Good dustwrapper with chipping at the spine tips and corners .

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Book number: 021645

Catalogue: Signed

Keywords: Signed, Modern First Editions, Modern Poetry, First Book, First Books, Modern Firsts, 20th Century American Literature Signed Literature: American First Book Modern First Editions

AUDEN, W. H

The Christmas Oratorio [for the Time Being]: Carbon Copy of a Typed Manuscript with Choral Settings

wraps. A 43-page 7-3/4" x 13-3/4" carbon copy typescript laid loosely into a makeshift folder consisting of a large piece of graph paper with the title THE CHRISTMAS ORATORIO/W. H. AUDEN written in pencil in an unknown hand on the front cover. Not dated. Occasional minor ink corrections also in an unknown hand. There were two early typescripts for the poem, neither typed by Auden. One was double-spaced and the other single-spaced. This version is the latter which is the second of the two typescripts that Auden arranged to be prepared for Benjamin Britten, who he hoped would set the poem to music. Auden seems to have sent two copies to Britten to be sure that one got there during wartime. One is in the Britten-Pears library; this is the other. An interesting typescript differing from the published poem in a number of respects. Choral parts are assigned to the speeches by voice. In Part 3, "The Temptation of St. Joseph," the text for the chorus differs from the published version. In Part 4, "The Summons," there are added chorus parts. In Part 5, "Visions of the Shepherds," section two has been changed and expanded from the published version. And in Part 9, "Flight Into Egypt," section two as published has been eliminated. Good and possibly unique .

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Book number: 011305

Catalogue: Manuscripts

Keywords: Theater, Manuscript, W. H. Auden, Music, Modern Firsts, Typescripts, Christmas, Modern First Editions, Benjamin Britten Modern First Editions Benjamin Britten Literature: English Christmas

AUDEN, W. H

City without Walls and Other Poems

New York, Random House, (1969). First Edition. Hardcover. Preceded by the English edition. SIGNED by the author below his crossed-out name on the title page. Fine in a very close to Fine dustwrapper with just a touch of wear to the spine head .

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Book number: 017954

Catalogue: Signed

Keywords: Signed, Modern First Editions, Modern Poetry, Modern Firsts, W. H. Auden Signed Modern First Editions 20th Century British Literature Literature: English

AUDEN, W. H

City without Walls

London, Faber & Faber, (1969). First Edition. Hardcover. First English Edition. Bloomfield & Mendelson A63b: 5000 copies printed. Fine in a price-clipped Near Fine dustwrapper with a few small stains to the rear cover .

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Book number: 010808

Catalogue: Modern Poetry

Keywords: Modern First Editions, Modern Poetry, Modern Firsts, W. H. Auden Modern First Editions Modern Poetry Literature: American Poetry