New York: Random House, 1976. Hardcover. Near Fine/good +. First Trade Edition. 696 p.; 24 cm. Light brown cloth with gilt spine title and author's initials on front cover. Dust jacket has a list of the author's published works on the back section. Includes indices of titles and first lines. "This volume contains all the poems that W. H. Auden wished to preserve, in the texts that received his final approval." -- dust jacket. Book club edition. Book is in Near Fine Condition: closed 0.5-cm. tear at tail of spine; clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Good+ Condition: minor loss at tail of spine; lightly rubbed and soiled;.

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Seller: Classic Books and Ephemera (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 010388
Title: Collected Poems; Edited by Edward Mendelson
Author: Auden, W. H
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: good +
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 0394408950
ISBN 13: 9780394408958
Publisher: Random House
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1976
Bookseller catalogs: Poetry;

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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....
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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...
Tail: The heel of the spine.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Book Club Edition: A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.