ELIOT, T.S. The Waste Land. 1922. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 552 of 1,000 copies.
Sale 1336 - Fine Books and Manuscripts, including Worlds of Tomorrow, and Americana
Jun 7, 2024
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$600 -
$800
Sold for $1,524
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
ELIOT, T.S. (1888-1945). The Waste Land. New York: Boni & Liveright, 1922.
8vo. Original cloth gilt (rubbing, very light spotting).
FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 552 of 1,000 copies. Mixed issue with misprint "mount in" in line 12 on p. 41, colophon measuring 5mm, and bound in flexible boards. "Of The Waste Land I will say nothing but that we should read it every April. It is the breviary of post-war disillusion" (Connolly, The Modern Movement 43). Gallup A6a.
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