[Rarebooks] FS: Inscribed W. H. Auden with a Letter

[Charles Agvent]

One of a number of fine W. H. Auden items in our list of  103 New 
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AUDEN,  W. H. FOR THE TIME BEING. New York: Random House
        (1944).  First Edition. Bloomfield A26a. Precedes the English
        edition.  Consists  of two of Auden's strongest  works:  "The
        Sea and   the  Mirror"  and  the   title  poem  subtitled  "A
        Christmas  Oratorio." INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the poet on the
        front endpaper  to  John  Aiken  "with all  good  wishes"  in
        October  1944 and with two manuscript corrections by Auden in
        the text.  In addition, laid in is an AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED
        by Auden  on a postcard to Aiken dated 6 October 1944 of  @70
        words regarding  returning  the  enclosed  book  and  another
        matter.  Auden  concludes:  "I hope very much we  shall  meet
        again.  That summer happened to be a crisis(?) for me and you
        and Peggy  were a great help. yours ever Wystan Auden." Spine
        of book  a little darkened, mild wear to upper front  corner.
        Very Good, lacking the dustwrapper.                  $1000.00

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