Forewords and Afterwords : First printing

Auden, W. H. ; Mendelson, Edward (Selected by)

ISBN 10: 0571102956 / ISBN 13: 9780571102952

Published by Faber and Faber, London, United Kingdom, 1973

About this Item

True first British printing with original unclipped jacket (£3.95). Selected by Edward Mendelson. Jacket has minor patchy edge/shelf wear, a couple of very small (approx. 5mms) tears, the odd small mark, odd small crease/rub to edges, a little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine and to corners and a few small scratches. Boards are near fine with minor pushing/bumping to corners and very minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Small mark to lower corner of a few pages. Top edge of pages have the odd small mark/minor foxing. Pages slightly tanned. Odd small mark/spot of foxing to page edges and bottoms. Very occasional small mark to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted. Seller Inventory # 008960

Bibliographic Details

Title: Forewords and Afterwords : First printing

Publisher: Faber and Faber, London, United Kingdom

Publication Date: 1973

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

Physical description: xi, 529 pages ; 23cm. Subjects: Auden, W.H. (Wystan Hugh) (1907-1973) -- Criticism and interpretation. English literature -- 20th century.

About the Author:

W. H. Auden (1907-1973) was one of the wittiest and most worldly of English poetry's great twentieth century masters. His work ranges from the political to the religious, from the urbane to the romantic. He is also, with his exhilarating lyrical power and understanding of love and longing in all their sacred and profane guises, an exemplary champion of human wisdom in its encounter with the mysteries of experience. More than any other poet, Auden used his poetry as an instrument to study the massive forces, dramas, and upheavals of the twentieth century, and his work displays an astonishing range of voice and breadth of concern.