T.S. Eliot: [catalogue of a collection]. (Catalogue 98). [Prefatory note by H. Coombes]

ALAN HANCOX

Published by Cheltenham: Alan Hancox Fine Books, 1965

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Wrappers. Cover drawing by John Higgins. From the library of the bookseller and crime writer George Sims. 404 items. "The death of T.S. Eliot takes away a man whose poetry and criticism have an irreplaceable authority. This catalogue, spanning a lifetime of dedication, of integrity, of coherence, shows a body of work of formidable weight. It is probably the largest collection of T.S. Eliot material ever listed in a bookseller's catalogue." Dated February 1965, the month after Eliot's death, it runs to 36 pages, all items individually priced - in case the collection didn't sell en bloc, which it did before the catalogue was issued, for £750. Prufrock is priced at £65, The Waste Land (unfortunately lacking title-label) £20. Two typed letters signed to Geoffrey Grigson, 1932 ("I should be glad to put my blessing upon 'New Verse' for what its worth; but the only new verses that I have written (and not published) are some nursery rhymes which are set up for the next Criterion"), are each £6 6s. Seller Inventory # GS100092

Bibliographic Details

Title: T.S. Eliot: [catalogue of a collection]. (...

Publisher: Cheltenham: Alan Hancox Fine Books

Publication Date: 1965

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition