Random House, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. From the private library of noted American poet William H. Matchett, with his name and the date on the ffep. A stated First Edition. 12mo., blue cloth with gilt titles over red blocking on the spine. 138pp., a lovely copy in Near Fine condition with just a touch of toning to the pages and a tight, uncreased spine. The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with minor shelfwear. Brodarted.

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Bookseller: Arundel Books of Seattle (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 627358
Title: The Age of Anxiety. A Baroque Epilogue
Author: Auden, W.H
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Random House
Date Published: 1947
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FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Shelfwear: Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...