Poems

New York: Random House, 1934. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 218pp. Cloth. Gilt lettering on spine is a bit dull, else a fine copy in very good dust jacket, the spine is moderately browned and rubbed with a half-inch chip at the crown. First book by Auden to be published in America with no equivalent English… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1937. Third Printing. Very Good. Third printing. Signed by W. H. Auden on the title page, and additionally inscribed with a verse of poetry by Harold [Norse] to a former owner on the front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's brick red cloth lettered in gilt; lacking the dust jacket. Very Good with cloth lightly… Read more about this item

London: Faber & Faber, (1930). First Edition. Stiff wraps. Two small chips to the top edge. One of the best copies we have seen with no fading of the blue integral dustwrapper. A beautiful copy. Stiff wraps with printed blue dustwrapper. Auden's first regularly published book after the very scarce 1928 POEMS privately printed by Stephen Spender. Bloomfield… Read more about this item

Faber and Faber, 1933. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 89 pages. Second edition of Auden's second (and first commercially published) collection under the simple title "Poems"; note by Auden states that some poems printed in the first edition (1930) were omitted in this one and other pre-1931 poems substituted. Includes drama in verse Paid on Both Sides:… Read more about this item

London: Faber & Faber, 1930. FIRST EDITION, 4to, pp. 79, [1]. Original cream limp boards, blue dustjacket printed in red and black. Some gatherings uncut. Wrappers somewhat worn and marked. W.H. Auden’s (1907-1973) first published book, in an edition of 1000 copies, with some poems lifted from a pamphlet of the same title printed in 1928… Read more about this item

University Microfilms. Ann Arbor, USA. A facsimile copy of Auden's first book, printed in part by his friend Stephen Spender, and finished by a professional printer in 1928. This is a copy of number 12 of an edition of 'About 45' (as stated). Printed from microfilm of the original, it preserves all the eccentricities and incompetence of Spender's printing,… Read more about this item

London: Faber & Faber, 1933. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Edition. Very good, with darkened boards, in dust jacket ravaged by wine? stains, tanning, and edge wear. . All within clean and tight. The second edition, of which there were 1000 copies, with some new poems..

London: Faber, 1950. Reprint, 8vo, 89pp, previous owner's name to ffep o/w VG Copy in dusty and sl tanned DJ with very shallow loss to spine tips. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Random House, 1941. Hardcover. Good/good. Fourth printing. Red cloth in dust jacket, good in good dust jacket, previous owner's bookplate on the front flyleaf, ink-underlining to 1 page, some soiling or discoloration to the outer pages and the page-edges, a bit of pencil to the front panel of the dust jacket, some soiling to the dust… Read more about this item

Ilkley, England: Privately Printed, 1973. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. The 1973 facsimile re-issue of W.H. Auden's very scarce 1st book. Originally published in 1928 in an edition of "about 45 copies", this facsimile --which in itself is uncommon-- is #65 of only 100 copies issued. An attractive miniature (64mo), crisp and VG+ in its orange wrappers. INSCRIBED… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber, 1934. Reprint. Hardcover. Good. Reprint of the second edition, 1934. Cloth hardcover, 89 pp., clean unmarked text, Good copy, a bit of foxing or age-toning to the outer pages and page-edges, some age-toning to the covers, rubbing and wear to the edges of the covers including some fraying or splitting, no dust jacket. … Read more about this item

USA: Knopf / Everyman, 1995. Hardcover. As New/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 256 pages pocket-size nice condition very good hardcover/dustwrapper. . Unmarked.

London: Faber, 1937. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. UK hardback later edition. A VG++ book in VG+ unclipped dust jacket. The book has neat inscription no stamps etc, tight and square with clean contents and cloth. The dust jacket has no loss or tears, comes with removable film cover. A solid clean copy.

Faber and Faber, 1950. Hardcover. Good. 1950. 89 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and… Read more about this item

Faber and Faber LImited, 1933. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1933. 2nd Edition. 89 pages. No dust jacket. Grey cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Tears to some page edges, text remains unaffected. Previous owner's inscription and marking to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber, 1948. Hardcover. Reprint of the second edition. Dirty, worn and faded dust jacket. Jacket has several creases, nicks and tears. Boards are rather dirty. A few slight bumps on lower edges of boards. Minor foxing on page block, and at front and rear. Binding is intact, and the text is clear. AF. hardcover. Good. Used.

New York: Random House, 1941 This is the 4th printing of 1941 (Copyright is 1934).Previous owner created a pocket at the rear with the turn in of the dust-jacket (which has been taped). The pocket contains several period discussion documents and news clippings. Book is in very good condition, with some off-setting staining to the end sheets.Jacket is stained and… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber, 1950. Later Printing . Hardcover. Good+/Good+. Neat vintage copy showing average use.

New York: Everyman's Library / Knopf. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1995. Later prt.. hardcover. 12mo, 256 pp., Selected by Edward Mendelson. .

Faber & Faber,, 1933.. Hardcover. NEAR FINE. 7th (1948) printing of this revised edition of author's first book. As new except very minor wear at corners. No dust jacket. **We are a small family business with 25 years experience in providing fine new and pre-owned books. You can expect professional service and individual attention to… Read more about this item