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Homage to Clio.
by AUDEN, W. H
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Random House,, 1960. First edition, first printing, familiarly inscribed by the author using his first name reserved for friends on the title page: "For Bill Gray with best wishes from Wystan Auden", his printed name struck through. This collection of poems is marked by "dark themes of public and private violence" (ODNB). The recipient Dr William ("Woods") Shelton Gray, Jr (1926-1993) fostered friendships with major literary figures such as Auden and T. S. Eliot, and on one occasion met Ezra Pound. Auden dedicated the poem "The Aliens" to Gray, toured Europe with him, and in 1971 found him a position as a visiting lecturer in American Literature at the University of Graz in Austria. Loosely inserted in this copy is a contemporary newspaper cutting reviewing Auden. Octavo. Original black quarter cloth, white paper-covered sides, titles to spine and front cover in gilt, top edge red. With dust jacket. Small, faint mark to fore edge, light browning to gutter of front endpaper, internally crisp and clean. A very good copy indeed, in like dust jacket, head of spine panel frayed, else bright and sharp, unclipped. Bloomfield and Mendelson A42a.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 147377
- Title
- Homage to Clio.
- Author
- AUDEN, W. H
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York: Random House,
- Date Published
- 1960
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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