Ash Wednesday by T.S. Eliot - 1930

New York: Putnam’s, 1930. First American Trade Edition. Very good.

London : Faber and Faber , 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. New Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 25p. Subject: English poetry 20th century.

Faber & Faber, 1930. ~Top edges gilt. Spine slightly faded. Endpapers uncracked at gutters. No dustwrapper. No ownership marks. ~Robust packaging. Overseas tracking available on request.. 1st edn, 1st impr. Hardcover. Very Good. 21pp. Binding sound, text unmarked.

New York:: G. P. Putnam's Sons,, 1930.. First American trade edition.. original black cloth.. Owner's name and date on front free endpaper; otherwise a nice copy with the slightest of use to extremities.. 8vo,.

Putnam, 1930 Book. Fine. Hardcover. F. Cloth. Fine. First American. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall..

London: Faber & Faber, 1930. First edition. Fine in good-only dust jacket with considerable wear, tape repair (inside and out), 3/4-inch chipped from top of spine affecting "T. S." and small holes in spine, one of which affects "AY" in title. Still, scarce in any dust jacket.

London: Faber and Faber, 1930. 21 pages. Pages very lightly yellowed at edges, v/g condition. Endpapers lightly soiled at spine. Brown cloth, gilt title on upper cover. Nice copy. VG+. 1st UK trade Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+.

London: Faber & Faber, 1930. First Edition. Near fine/Good +. 8vo, 7 5/8 x 5 inches (192 x127 mm); 21 pp. Brown cloth boards stamped in gold on front cover and on spine; t.e.g., others untrimmed. Dust-jacket printed in green, black, and red, with design by Edward Balden, price clipped, spine panel fragile and split, several chips and small tears to the top edge and bottom rear corner. Bookseller ticket pasted inside front cover; small script pencil notes on rear jacket flap and some pages. [Gallup A15b]. In 1927 T. S. Eliot converted to Anglicanism and became a British citizen, thus renouncing his American nationality. "Ash-Wednesday" is the first long poem he wrote after his conversion. Published in 1930, it deals with the struggle that ensues when a person who has lacked faith acquires it. Sometimes referred to as Eliot's "conversion poem", it is richly but ambiguously allusive, and deals with the aspiration to move from spiritual barrenness to hope for human salvation. Eliot's style of writing in… Read More

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1930. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American trade edition in black cloth of this poetry volume. A fine copy in near fine original glassine wrappers with a few small chips to edges. A superior copy. Uncommon to be sure with such an attractive wrapper.

In Travigi: Apresso, Eua[n]gelista Dehuncino, 1601.. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. 210ff. A8-Z8, Aa8-Cc8, Dd2. Rebound in calf using pieces from previous leather binding stamped in gilt and blind. Previous minor damage affecting top edge of last several pages. Minor worming.