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Eliot, T.S : Little Gidding

Faber & Faber, 1942

good condition with minor soiling covers have soiling and fading. Binding on this edition is sewn, not stapled; covers have soiling and fading. Binding on this edition is sewn, not stapled; LIB2958014776

ELIOT**,T[homas] S[tearns]: : LITTLE GIDDING

LONDON.FABER & FABER,1942.

ISBN No ISBN.

UK,8vo wraps,1st edn,2nd imp.[Each of the 4 volumes published separately in the UK,but not the USA,before making the one-volume title 'Four Quartets',at a later date (1944) - see rja400311. This is the last volume of the four and this copy is a 2nd imp (March 1942) published the same year as the 1st edn,and stapled as opposed to sewn in the first state.] VG.No owner inscptn.Pale cream yapped wraps and black ink printed lettering to upper wrap,with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners, slight ageing/toning to edges and spine/ backstrip - as usual/normal - and both the front+rear covers are minimally and sporadically foxed/spotted.Closed tear towards head of spine/ backstrip and a small nick with loss,to foot of same.Contents bright,tight,clean with no foxing /spotting to pale grey chain-laid paper pages, and clean,non-rusted staples internally.Top, bottom and fore-edges of first 2 signatures are trimmed,except for the first two front fore-edges,fore+bottom edges of the 3rd and 4th signatures are also untrimmed.8vo wraps,7-16pp [paginated] plus [unpaginated] blank,half-title+ title pages. Little Gidding is the manor in Huntingdonshire that was the destination of poets' pilgrimages, as the site where Nicholas Ferrar founded an Anglican religious community in the mid-17th century. Eliot was a much-honoured figure at the time of his death (1965);the Nobel Prize for Literature and the Order of Merit were both awarded to him in the same year,1948. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight/value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo wraps,1st edn,2nd imp.
Not SIGNED.

Eliot, T.S : LITTLE GIDDING

Faber and Faber, London, 1942

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 16pp, a nice clean copy with a fine wrapper. Second state with stapled binding.. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Soft Cover. Jacket: Fine

1st edition, 2nd state