Poems, 1909-1925
London, Faber & Gwyer Limited, 1925 [1926, first edition, signed deluxe issue].
Demy octavo, [iv] (first leaf blank), 99 pages.
Original white buckram lettered in gilt on the spine; sides bordered in blind; all edges uncut (and the first opening unopened); spine lightly sunned; rear bottom corner tip very lightly bumped; hand-made paper a little cockled at the edges (as expected); endpapers lightly browned; assuredly, a near-fine copy.
Number 1 of 85 copies of the deluxe issue on hand-made paper, signed by T.S. Eliot (and only 75 copies were offered for sale). This collection includes some of Eliot's best-loved poems, including 'Prufrock', 'The Waste Land', and 'The Hollow Men'. Gallup A8b (noting a publication date for this issue of 6 January 1926).
Item #124565
Price (AUD):
$25,000.00