A Certain World. A Commonplace Book
by Auden, W.H
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good condition
- Seller
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber, 1971. First UK edition. Hardcover. Very good condition. W.H. Auden [1907 - 1973] was a British-American poet and author. "...A Certain World, wherein one of the greatest living poets selects and comments on the reading that has meant most to him, is the nearest thing to an Auden autobiography as we are ever likely to get."
8vo, red cloth with gilt title on spine, very good dj in cream, green, and red with black text. Book rubbed at edges, otherwise clean. Dj in protective mylar, rubbed at corners.
8vo, red cloth with gilt title on spine, very good dj in cream, green, and red with black text. Book rubbed at edges, otherwise clean. Dj in protective mylar, rubbed at corners.
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- Bookseller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28515
- Title
- A Certain World. A Commonplace Book
- Author
- Auden, W.H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First UK edition
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1971
- Bookseller catalogs
- POETRY; LITERATURE;
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Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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Garrison, New York
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