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ELIOT, T. S : FOUR QUARTETS

Harcourt Brace and Company, New York, (1943)

First Edition, One of only 788 copies of the first impression with the words "first American edition" on the copyright page. Scarce true first of a seminal collection as most of the printing run was destroyed due to poor quality. Gallup A43a; Connolly, One Hundred Modern Books 92., cloth, Some soiling, little wear to corners, spine dull; lengthy inscription in an unknown hand on the front free endpaper with scattered pencil checks in the text. In what is now acknowledged to be the first issue dustwrapper with a $2.00 price and nine titles listed at rear. Very Good in a Near Fine dustwrapper

ELIOT, T. S : FOUR QUARTETS

Faber & Faber, London, [1960]

First Edition, Quarto (8" x 11-3/4") bound in vellum-backed marbled boards with matching marbled paper slipcase. Gallup A43-c. The Mardersteig Edition printed on the hand-press of the Officina Bodoni in Verona, Itlay, and limited to 290 numbered copies SIGNED by the author, this being copy #13. Both book and slipcase, which has a slight split at one edge, are in beautiful condition and housed in a lovely green morocco-backed maroon cloth clamshell box handmade by Gray Parrot., boards, Fine in Fine marbled case and beautiful clamshell box

Eliot, T.S : Four Quartets

Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1943

Tall 8vo. [8], 39 pages. Later issue of the American edition (the true first edition of the collection of 4 poems); Gallup A43a, with publisher's code "c.6.43" on title page verso. Small chips, browning, slight creases and rubbing to jacket; previous owner's ink and pencil inscriptions on half-title page; slight uniform internal browning.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Good

First Edition, Later Printing

Eliot, T.S : Four Quartets

Faber & Faber, 1944

tan cloth boards surround a clean tight copy. Light soiling, sunning and a definite warp to the boards which also show light edge wear and some light wear to gilt titles on spine. Previous owner's name and date in blue fountain pen on front free endpaper., Very Good+ with no dust jacket

First British Edition

ELIOT T. S : Four Quartets

Faber, London, 1944

Hardback 1st impression 1st edition. Beige boards are slightly marked, discoloured and bowed; front hinge internally has been repaired with scotch tape (now removed) which has left its usual mark; front hinge starting; lacks front blank endpaper; internally bright and clean; rear endpaper is lightly spotted with faint shadow of pencils marks and an small area of roughness. Pictures sent on request., Good/No Jacket

First Edition

ELIOT, T. S : Four Quartets

Faber and Faber, London, 1944

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First UK Collected Edition. Good in good dustjacket. Damage to the unclipped jacket, which also has a darkened spine. Loss to the head and tail of the jacket spine. Some crinkling to the paper as usual. Previous owners inscription 'Love from Peter - Xmas 1945' wriiten in ink on the spotted f.e.p. Overall good. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Good

First Collected Edition

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