The Rock

London: Faber & Faber Limited,, 1934. First edition, first impression, one of 1,000 copies in boards (issued simultaneously with 1,000 copies in wrappers); a particularly nice copy. One of the earliest of Eliot's works to be dominated by Christian doctrine (and created in collaboration with a veritable synod of churchmen), The Rock envisages the modern era with Eliot's characteristic… Read more about this item

London: Faber & Faber Limited,, 1934. First edition, first impression, one of 1,000 copies in boards (issued simultaneously with 1,000 copies in wrappers). One of the earliest of Eliot's works to be more-or-less dominated by Christian doctrine (and created in collaboration with a veritable synod of churchmen), The Rock envisages the modern era with Eliot's characteristic brand of scornfully… Read more about this item

London: Faber & Faber, (1934). First edition. "Written for Performance at Sadler's Wells Theatre 28 May - 9 June 1934 on Behalf of the Forty-five Churches Fund of the Diocese of London." Softcover issue (also issued in hardback). 12mo gray, printed paperwraps with flaps. Cover edges tanned, foxing to fore edges and blanks, some rubbing and light creasing to… Read more about this item

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1934. First American Edition. First Printing, one of 1,500 copies. Octavo (19.5cm); boards bound in beige linen, with red printed paper label at upper spine; dustjacket; [ii],[7],8-86,[8]pp. Tiny vintage booksellers label to lower front endpaper, with three tiny ink check marks at margins on pp.7,14, and 30; Near Fine. Dustjacket is unpriced, lightly… Read more about this item

London : Faber & Faber, 1934. 1st edition, 2nd printing. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original title-blocked paper-covered boards. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dulled and dust-toned as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 86 pages; 19 cm. Notes: A pageant play written for performance at Sadler's Wells Theatre on behalf of the Forty-five Churches… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber, 1934. First Edition, Third impression. Near fine/Near fine. Small 8vo, 7 1/2 x 5 inches (190 x 125 mm); 86 pp. Original grey paper-covered boards, blue lettering on spin; original grey dust jacket with white and red lettering, unclipped (price of 2s. 6d. net) with minimal toning and only one small tear in the… Read more about this item

New York: Harcourt Brace & Co, 1934 Hardback without dustwrapper. 8vo. pp86. Oig. cloth, red title label to spine. Internally VG with a few letters inked in on pp7, 9 & 13 where they must have been absent as a printing flaw. Externally G+ with some soiling to front board & partial loss and abrasion to title label on darkened… Read more about this item

Faber & Faber, London., 1934. First edition. Wrappers issue. Small octavo. 86 pages.Endpapers faintly spotted. Tail of spine a bit bumped. Very good.

Faber & Faber, London., 1934. First trade edition. Small octavo. 86 pages. One of 500 copies issued in boards. A further 500 were issued in wrappers.Faint hint of darkening to edges of covers. Fine in very good indeed, slightly chipped dustwrapper..

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1934. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. In grey jacket over tan cloth, 8vo, 86pp. (fading and toning to jacket extremities, sm. nick to jacket at upper tip, name and notes to endpapers, sm. stain to upper board).

0: Faber 2nd impression. Fair. Hardcover. 1934. pp 86 very faint foxing plain grey paper on boards blue title on spine .