Auden, W.H.

Poems. [Cincinnati: Elliston Poetry Foundation, 1964], number 41 of 500 copies, facsimile of 1928 edition], presentation copy inscribed by the author 'Bill Gray | from | Wystan Auden' on title-page, original cloth, [see Bloomfield and Mendelson p. 3], slight soiling; Poems. Faber & Faber, 1930, first edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author 'Bill Gray | with all | good wishes | from | Wystan Auden | Jan 1st, 1967' on title-page, original wrappers, [Bloomfield and Mendelson A2a], some soiling and damp-staining, cockled; The Orators. Faber and Faber, 1966, third edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author 'To Bill | from | Wystan' on title-page, original cloth, dust-jacket, [Bloomfield and Mendelson A3c]; The Dance of Death. Faber & Faber, 1933, first edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author 'To Bill | from | Wystan | This is no | good...' on title-page, original boards, [Bloomfield and Mendelson A4], loss of spine; Poems. New York: Random House, first edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author 'Bill Gray | with love | from | Wystan' on title-page, original cloth, [Bloomfield and Mendelson A7], some loss to spine; The Ascent of F6. Faber & Faber, 1936, first edition, signed by the author 'WH Auden' on title-page, original cloth, [Bloomfield and Mendelson A12a], slight spotting, binding worn with loss to head of spine, lower joint splitting; Look, Stranger! Faber & Faber, 1936, first edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author 'To Bill | from Wystan' on title-page, original cloth, dust-jacket, [Bloomfield and Mendelson A13a], some soiling, dust-jacket worn; On this Island. New York: Random House, 1937, first American edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author 'To Bill Gray | W.H. Auden' on title-page, original cloth, [Bloomfield and Mendelson A13b], some browning; Spain. Faber and Faber, 1937, first edition, signed by the author 'WH Auden' on title-page, original wrappers, [Bloomfield and Mendelson A14a], creases and tears to first leaf; Letters from Iceland. Faber and Faber, 1937, first edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author 'To William Gray | with love from | Wystan' on title-page, original cloth, [Bloomfield and Mendelson A15a], slightly skewed, dust-jacket worn with some loss; On the Frontier. Faber & Faber, 1938, first edition, signed by the author 'WH Auden' on title-page, original cloth, [Bloomfield and Mendelson A18a], library stamps, slight staining, binding slightly worn; Journey to a War. New York: Random House, 1939, first American edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author 'for Bill Gray | with best wishes | from | Wystan Auden' on title-page, original cloth, price-clipped dust-jacket, [Bloomfield and Mendelson A20b], lacking front free endpaper and preliminary blank, dust-jacket worn and torn; Some Poems. Faber and Faber, 1946, fifth impression, presentation copy inscribed by the author 'To Bill | from | Wystan' on title-page, original boards, price-clipped dust-jacket, [cf Bloomfield and Mendelson A23], owner's bookplate, dust-jacket split at spine; New Year Letter. Faber and Faber, 1941, first English edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author 'To Bill | from | Wystan' on title-page, original cloth, price-clipped dust-jacket, [Bloomfield and Mendelson A24b], some waterstaining, loss to dust-jacket; For the Time Being. Faber and Faber, 1945, first English edition, signed by the author 'W.H. Auden' on title-page, original cloth, [Bloomfield and Mendelson A26b], remnant of dust-jacket laid down to upper cover; For the Time Being. Faber and Faber, 1958, third impression, presentation copy inscribed by the author 'To Bill | from | Wystan' on title-page, original cloth, dust-jacket, [cf Bloomfield and Mendelson A26b], dust-jacket frayed at extremities with some loss; The Collected Poetry of W.H. Auden. New York: Random House, 1945, third printing, presentation copy inscribed by the author 'To Bill Gray | from | Wystan | 1927 – 1944' on title-page, original cloth, price-clipped dust-jacket, [cf Bloomfield and Mendelson A27], dust-jacket split at spine with some loss; The Collected Poetry of W.H. Auden. New York: Random House, 1945, eighth printing, presentation copy inscribed by the author 'with best wishes | from | Wystan Auden | Feb. 1954.' on front free end-paper, original cloth, [cf Bloomfield and Mendelson A27], some water-staining, wear to extremities; together with 20 others (including Bloomfield and Mendelson A29b; A32a; A35a; A37a; A40a; A42a; A45b; A45c; A61b; A62b), all 8vo, original bindings, some browning and spotting, bindings worn (38)



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The 20 other volumes, not listed in the catalogue, are as follows:

The Age of Anxiety. New York: Random House, 1947, seventh printing, presentation copy inscribed by the author 'with best wishes from | Wystan Auden 1954' on title-page, original cloth, dust-jacket, [cf Bloomfield and Mendelson A29a], some browning

The Age of Anxiety. Faber and Faber, 1948, first English edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author 'To Bill with love | from | Wystan' on title-page, original cloth, remnants of dust-jacket, [Bloomfield and Mendelson A29b], dust-jacket lacking spine

Nones. New York: Random House, 1951, first edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author 'To Bill | from | Wystan' on title-page, original cloth, [Bloomfield and Mendelson A32a]

The Shield of Achilles. New York: Random House, 1955, first edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author 'To Bill Gray | with best wishes | W.H. Auden' on title-page, original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket, [Bloomfield and Mendelson A35a], some loss to dust-jacket

The Magic Flute. New York: Random House, 1956, first edition, signed by the author 'WHAuden' on title-page, original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket, [Bloomfield and Mendelson A37a], tears to dust-jacket

W.H. Auden. Penguin Books, 1958, first edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author 'To Bill | from | Wystan' on title-page, original wrappers, [Bloomfield and Mendelson A40a], some browning

Homage to Clio. New York: Random House, 1960, first edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author 'For Bill Gray | with best wishes | from | Wystan Auden' on title-page, original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket, [Bloomfield and Mendelson A42a], dust-jacket frayed at extremities

The Dyer's Hands. Faber and Faber, 1963, first English edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author 'For William Gray | with love | from | Wystan', original cloth, dust-jacket, [Bloomfield and Mendelson A45b], dust-jacket slightly frayed at extremities

The Dyer's Hands. New York: Vintage Books, 1968, first paperback impression, presentation copy inscribed by the author 'To Bill | from | Wystan' on title-page, original wrappers, [Bloomfield and Mendelson A45c], slightly worn

About the House. New York: Random House, 1965, second printing, presentation inscribed by the author 'Bill Gray | with best wishes | W.H. Auden' on title-page, original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket, [cf Bloomfield and Mendelson A49a], dust-jacket frayed at extremities

Collected Shorter Poems. New York: Random House, [1967], second printing, presentation copy inscribed by the author 'For Bill | with love | from | Wystan. | Feb. 1970' on title-page, original cloth, dust-jacket, [cf Bloomfield and Mendelson A56b], dust-jacket frayed at extremities

Collected Longer Poems. New York: Random House, 1969, first American edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author 'Bill | with love | from | Wystan | Feb 1970' on title-page, original cloth, dust-jacket, [Bloomfield and Mendelson A61b], dust-jacket frayed at extremities

Secondary Worlds. New York: Random House, 1968, first American edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author 'For Bill Gray | from | Wystan | Feb 1969' on front free endpaper, original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket, [Bloomfield and Mendelson A62b], tears to dust-jacket

City Without Walls. New York: Random House, 1969, first American edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author 'To Bill Gray | with love | from | Wystan. | Feb 1970' on title-page, original cloth, dust-jacket [cf Bloomfield and Mendelson A63], dust-jacket frayed at extremities

The Ballad of Barnaby. New York: G. Schirmer, 1970, first American edition, signed by the author 'Wystan' on title-page, original wrappers, some tears and creases

A Certain World. New York: Viking Press, 1971, first American edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author 'To Bill | with love | from Wystan' on title-page, original cloth, dust-jacket

A Certain World. Faber and Faber, 1971, first English edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author 'To Bill | with love | from | Wystan' on title-page, original cloth, dust-jacket

Academic Graffiti. Faber and Faber, 1971, first English edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author 'To Bill | with love | from | Wystan' on front free endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket

Epistle to a Godson. Faber & Faber, 1972, first English edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author 'To Bill Gray | from | Wystan' on title-page, original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket, dust-jacket frayed at extremities

Epistle to a Godson. New York: Random House, 1972, first American edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author 'for Bill Gray | from | Wystan' on title-page, original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket, dust-jacket soiled and frayed