Lot 435
Eliot, Thomas Stearns
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
£1,375
Description
Catholic anthology 1914-1915. London: Elkin Matthews, 1915. First edition, original decorated paper-covered boards, folding cloth box, owner's name on front endpaper [Jennie W. Aberdeir], spine slightly discoloured and a trifle rubbed, boards a little soiled
Footnote
Note: First edition of an anthology which marks the first appearance in book form of any of Eliot's verse. The work includes five poems by Eliot, including the first printing in book form of "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock". 500 copies printed. Contributors include Pound, who edited this volume, Sandburg, Masters, Yeats and Williams amongst others. Gallup B1