AUDEN, W. H

Selected Poems

London, Faber & Faber, (1938). First Edition. Hardcover. Bloomfield & Mendelson A17: 4080 copies printed; there was no American edition of this title. Selection by Auden himself. Slight rubbing to spine and bottom edges of book; dustwrapper with touch of soiling to spine and two small puncture marks at rear. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper .

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Book number: 010807

Catalogue: Modern First Editions

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

(AUDEN, W. H.)

Sermon by an Armament Manufacturer" in Life and Letters

(London), (Life & Letters), May 1934. First Edition. wraps. Printed wraps. Bloomfield & Mendelson C55. First appearance of this 4-page article which was included in Auden and Christopher Isherwood's 1935 play THE DOG BENEATH THE SKIN. Covers soiled, lending library sticker on front cover. Very Good .

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Book number: 010855

Catalogue: Modern First Editions

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

AUDEN, W. H

Sue

(Oxford), (Sycamore Press), (1977). First Edition. wraps. Single three-folded sheet. Sycamore Broadsheet 23. A previously unpublished ninety-two line ballad. Fine .

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Book number: 010847

Catalogue: Modern First Editions

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

AUDEN, W. H

Thank You, Fog

London, Faber & Faber, (1974). First Edition. Hardcover. First English Edition. Preceded by the American edition published the same year. Auden's final collection published after his death. Some bowing of the boards, otherwise Fine in a Fine, price-clipped dustwrapper .

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Book number: 010805

Catalogue: Modern Poetry

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

(AUDEN, W. H.) WALTON, William

The Twelve. An Anthem for the Feast of Any Apostle

Oxford, Oxford University, (1966). First Edition. wraps. Bloomfield & Mendelson B97: 3000 copies in stapled printed wraps, 30 pages, 10" x 7". Auden wrote the words to Walton's piece, first performed at Oxford in 1965. Skimmed spot on front cover from the removal of, likely, an address label judging by its size and shape. Very Good .

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Book number: 010851

Catalogue: Modern Poetry

Keywords: Music, Libretto, Classical Music, William Walton, Modern Firsts, W. H. Auden, Modern First Editions, Scores Modern First Editions Literature: English 20th Century British Literature Music Scores

AUDEN, W. H

Typed Letter Signed (Tls) to Lewis Mumford Auden Writes a Fan Letter to Lewis Mumford

Birmingham, 14 September 1938. Letter. Superb 1-1/2 page TYPED LETTER SIGNED on both sides of an 8-1/2" x 11" sheet of paper to American historian, philosopher, and literary critic Lewis Mumford. In part: "I nearly wrote you a fan letter once before, when I read CIVILIZATION AND TECHNICS, and now, having just finished THE CULTURE OF CITIES, I feel I must say that, to me, they are two of the most interesting books of our time. The only criticism I can make is that in places, and I am sure that this was not your intention, you give the impression if being a tiny bit puritanical about such things as domestic decoration, and the wish to express one's personality." Auden talks about the depressing experience of having lived in a sterilized "modern" flat and the importance of people "bolstering themselves up with ornaments and decoration." Annotated in pencil by Mumford "Ans 8 Oct 38. Crease from folding, otherwise about Fine .

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Book number: 019981

Catalogue: Signed

Keywords: Signed, Autograph Letter, W. H. Auden, Modern Poetry, Association Copy, Lewis Mumford, Modern First Editions, 20th Century British Literature Signed Literature: English Modern First Editions Autograph Letter

AUDEN, W. H. & TAYLOR, Paul B. (translators)

Voluspa: The Song of the Sybil

Iowa City, The Windhover Press, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Gilt-lettered boards. One of 450 copies printed on Rives Heavy paper. The decorative brackets and frontispiece were adapted by Mary Ellen McFadden from early Icelandic representations of Thor's hammer. The Icelandic text edited by Peter H. Salus and Paul B. Taylor and translated by Taylor and W .H. Auden. SIGNED by Auden after his crossed-out name on the title page. Just about Fine, issued without a dustwrapper .

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Book number: 017955

Catalogue: Signed

Keywords: Signed, Modern First Editions, Modern Poetry, Modern Firsts, Limited, Fine Press, Icelandic Literature, W. H. Auden Signed Modern First Editions Icelandic Literature Literature: English

AUGUSTINE, St.

The Confessions of St. Augustine

Ipswich, Limited Editions Club, 1962. Hardcover. Quarto (8-1/4" x 10-3/4") bound in quarter black leather and natural linen sides, "the nearest practical material to a hairshirt," with a gilt-lettered black leather label on the front cover; 240 pages. Translation of J. G. Pilkington. Copy #430 of 1500 illustrated with paintings by Edy Legrand and SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Ill.: Edy Legrand. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase .

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Book number: 021618

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Illustrated Books, Saints, Catholicism, Limited Editions Club, Religion, Philosophy, Fine Press, Edy Legrand Edy Legrand Signed Limited Editions Club Philosophy Illustrated Books

(CRUIKSHANK, George) [MAYHEW, Augustus and Henry]

“the Greatest Plague of Life. ” or, the Adventures of a Lady in Search of a Good Servant. By One Who Has Been “Almost Worried to Death”

(London), David Bogue, [1847]. First Edition. Hardcover. Scarce first edition in the original 6 parts, each bound in decorated beige 5" x 7-1/4" wrappers. The Mayhew brothers were journalists and authors who wrote several books in collaboration with one another, including this humorous work about a woman's struggles balancing her happy family life with the challenges of managing domestic daily affairs. Embellished with 12 full-page illustrations by British caricaturist and book illustrator George Cruikshank. House in a cloth chemise and brown morocco-backed slipcase with gilt lettering on the backstrip. Ill.: George Cruikshank. Contents clean. Two spines with neat repairs; rear cover of last part detached but present; early owner name in ink at the top of each front cover. Very Good in chemise and slipcase .

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Book number: 021527

Catalogue: Illustrated Books

Keywords: Illustrators, Illustrated Books, 19th Century British Literature, Literature: English, George Cruikshank George Cruikshank Literature: English George Cruikshank Illustrated Books 19th Century British Literature

AUSTEN, Jane

Northanger Abbey

New York, Limited Editions Club, 1971. Hardcover. Quarto (7-1/2" x 10-3/4") bound ina varicolored, narrow-striped, satin-finish fabric with a black leather spine label stamped in gold. Designed by Richard Ellis and printed at the Garamond Press with an introduction by Sylvia Townsend Warner. Illustrated with 12 full-page paintings and 22 monochrome drawings by Clarke Hutton .Copy #473 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in. Ill.: Clarke Hutton. Sunning to the spine. Still a Fine copy of this beautifully bound book in a Fine slipcase .

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Book number: 018169

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Illustrated Books, 19th Century British Literature, Women's Literature, Jane Austen, Limited Editions Club, Romance, Clarke Hutton, Fine Press Clarke Hutton Signed Illustrated Books Limited Editions Club Literature: English

AUSTEN, Jane

Northanger Abbey

New York, Limited Editions Club, 1971. Hardcover. Quarto (7-1/2" x 10-3/4") bound ina varicolored, narrow-striped, satin-finish fabric with a black leather spine label stamped in gold. Designed by Richard Ellis and printed at the Garamond Press with an introduction by Sylvia Townsend Warner. Illustrated with 12 full-page paintings and 22 monochrome drawings by Clarke Hutton .Copy #887 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in. Ill.: Clarke Hutton. Sunning to the spine. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with a sunned backstrip .

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Book number: 020053

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Illustrated Books, 19th Century British Literature, Women's Literature, Jane Austen, Limited Editions Club, Romance, Clarke Hutton, Fine Press Clarke Hutton Signed Illustrated Books Limited Editions Club Literature: English

AUSTEN, Jane

Pride and Prejudice

Boston, Limited Editions Club, 1940. Hardcover. Octavo (5-7/8" x 9-1/8") bound in full embossed brown sheepskin leather. Designed and printed by D. B. Updike at The Merrymount Press. Preface by Frank Swinnerton. Illustrated with line drawings by Helen Sewell. Copy #1267 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Ill.: Helen Sewell. Mild rubbing to spine tips and along spine edges; very small, neatly repaired chip to the top of the spine. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase .

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Book number: 020750

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Illustrated Books, 19th Century British Literature, 19th Century Literature, Women's Literature, Helen Sewell, Jane Austen, Limited Editions Club, Romance Helen Sewell Signed Illustrated Books Limited Editions Club Literature: English

AUSTER, Paul

The Art of Hunger

Los Angeles, Sun & Moon Press, (1992). First Edition. Hardcover. Cloth-backed boards. One of 300 numbered and SIGNED copies of this collection of essays and interviews. Slight foxing to top bulked text edge. About Fine in a Fine dustwrapper .

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Book number: 005824

Catalogue: Signed

Keywords: Signed, Modern Firsts, Essays, Modern First Editions, Paul Auster, Limited Signed Modern First Editions Literature: American Limited

AUSTER, Paul

Auggie Wren's Christmas Story

(Birmingham, UK), Delos Press, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Thin quarto in quarter buckram and marbled boards. Copy #96 of 100 numbered copies SIGNED by the author (of a total edition of 450 of which 150 were signed), this being one of the even-numbered copies issued in the United States. Fine, as issued .

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Book number: 014621

Catalogue: Signed

Keywords: Signed, Modern Firsts Christmas Modern First Editions Limited Paul Auster

AUSTER, Paul

Auggie Wren's Christmas Story

(Birmingham, UK), Delos Press, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Thin quarto in quarter buckram and marbled boards. One of 100 numbered copies SIGNED by the author (of a total edition of 450), this being one of the odd-numbered copies issued in England. Fine, as issued .

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Book number: 007463

Catalogue: Signed

Keywords: Signed, Modern First Editions, Modern Firsts, Paul Auster, Christmas, Limited Signed Modern First Editions Christmas Literature: American