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ELIOT**, T[homas] S[tearns]: : EAST COKER

LONDON.FABER & FABER,1941.

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UK,8vo wraps,1st edn,4th imp.[Each of the 4 volumes published separately in the UK,but not the USA,before making the one-volume title 'Four Quartets',at a later date (1944) - see rja400311.This is the 2nd volume of the four and this copy is a 1st edn,4th imp (1941) published a year after the 1st edn,which also had a 2nd and 3rd imp in the first year,and stapled as opposed to sewn in the first state of the 1st edn.] FINE/VG+.No owner inscptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Pale beige dw/dj and black ink printed lettering to upper wrap; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears,slight ageing/toning to edges and to spine/backstrip - as usual/ normal - and residue of coffee/tea-cup ring to top,left-hand corner of rear cover.Bright,clean cream card wraps, contents bright,tight,and near pristine with no foxing/spotting to pages,and clean,non-rusted staples internally.Top,bottom edges and first four fore-edges of the 4 signatures are trimmed,whilst the 4 following fore-edges are untrimmed.UK,8vo wraps,1st edn,4th imp,7-15pp [paginated] plus [unpaginated] blank,half-title+ title pages. East Coker is the village in Somerset from which Eliot's ancestors departed for the New World in 1669.Eliot was a much-honoured figure at the time of his death (1965); the Nobel Prize for Literature and the Order of Merit were both awarded to him in the same year,1948. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo wraps,1st edn, 4th imp.
Not SIGNED.

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