The Shield Of Achilles
by AUDEN, W.H
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1955. 8vo, pp. 84. Original three-quarter black boards, lettered in grey to spine. A near fine copy in very good, price-clipped dustwrapper with a single closed tear to top of front panel at spine. First edition, preceding the first UK edition published later the same year. Bloomfield and Mendelson A-35
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Details
- Bookseller
- Neil Pearson Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2328
- Title
- The Shield Of Achilles
- Author
- AUDEN, W.H
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: Random House, 1955
- Keywords
- Modern First Editions
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- Dustwrapper
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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