By T. S. Eliot
London   Faber and Faber
9" by 6" 15; 15; 15; 16pp.
The first edition set of T. S. Eliot's Four Quartets, 'East Coker', 'Burnt Norton', 'The Dry Salvages', and 'Little Gidding', in Faber and Faber's original paper wraps.
By T. S. Eliot

1940-1942 Four Quartets [East Coker; Burnt Norton; The Dry Salvages; Little Gidding]

London   Faber and Faber
9" by 6" 15; 15; 15; 16pp.
The first edition set of T. S. Eliot's Four Quartets, 'East Coker', 'Burnt Norton', 'The Dry Salvages', and 'Little Gidding', in Faber and Faber's original paper wraps.
£340.00
: 0.5kgs / : 982R16

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Description

An Important Work, First Edition, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

T. S. Eliot's Four Quartets, 'East Coker', 'Burnt Norton', 'The Dry Salvages', and 'Little Gidding', complete in four volumes in Faber and Faber's original paper wraps.

Containing:

'East Coker', the first edition, third impression of this work, published in 1940.

'Burnt Norton', the first edition, third impression, published in 1941.

'The Dry Salvages', the first edition, first impression, published in 1941.

'Little Gidding', the first edition, first impression, published in 1942.

The Four Quartets are interlinked meditations on man's relationship with time, the universe, and the divine, written during the Second World War.

Condition

First editions in the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, smart. Slight marginal age toning and discolouration to front and rear wraps. The odd handling mark and chip. Slight creasing to wraps, and the odd closed tear to 'The Dry Salvages' and 'Little Gidding'. Internally, firmly bound. Spotting and age toning to pages of two earliest works, 'East Coker' and 'Burnt Norton.' Pages 14 and 15 of 'Burnt Norton' unopened. Contemporary inscriptions to top right front free endpaper in 'East Coker' and 'Little Gidding'.

Very Good Indeed

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