[Rarebooks] FS: Inscribed W.H. Auden FOR THE TIME BEING with an ALS
Charles Agvent
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Tue Aug 7 13:06:21 EDT 2007
AUDEN, W. H FOR THE TIME BEING
Random House New York (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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