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THE AGE OF ANXIETY

THE AGE OF ANXIETY

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THE AGE OF ANXIETY

by AUDEN, W. H

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  • Hardcover
  • first
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Owner name on front endpaper and copious but light pencil notes on rear endpaper. About Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper with som
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New York: Random House, (1947). First Edition. Hardcover. Owner name on front endpaper and copious but light pencil notes on rear endpaper. About Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper with some darkening and soiling. Bloomfield & Mendelson A29: 3500 copies printed, precedes English edition. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and basis of Leonard Bernstein's "Symphony, no. 2," this book is one of Auden's finest accomplishments.

Synopsis

The Age of Anxiety: A Baroque Eclogue was first published in 1947 by Random House. This book is a long poem written in six parts, the story deals with man's quest to find substance and identity in a shifting and increasingly industrialized world. Set in a wartime bar in New York City, Auden centers around four characters - Quant, Malin, Rosetta, and Emble -  to explore and develop his themes.

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Bookseller
Charles Agvent US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
000697
Title
THE AGE OF ANXIETY
Author
AUDEN, W. H
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Owner name on front endpaper and copious but light pencil notes on rear endpaper. About Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper with som
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Random House
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
(1947)
Keywords
Modern First Editions, Pulitzer Prize, Modern Firsts, W. H. Auden, Modern Poetry, 20th Century British Literature
Bookseller catalogs
Pulitzer Prize;

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Charles Agvent

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About Charles Agvent

We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).

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