Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of The Confidential Clerk by T. S. Eliot, complete with an unclipped dust jacket protected in a new archival wrap. First American Edition stated, 1954 Harcourt Brace. First printing with no subsequent printing.
The book is in Very Good condition with bright boards with a few marks, strong title gilt on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, rolled and rubbed spine ends, heavy edge wear, and rubbed corners. The interior of the book is also in Very Good condition with the ghost of an erased price on the foxed first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The rear end paper and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Very Good condition with moderate surface wear, heavy edge wear, chips, gaps. and the $3.00 price on the front flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
A modern verse play that touches on the sources of longing and the need to be loved.
Don’t miss the opportunity to own this Very Good first edition, first printing of this highly acclaimed book. Thin volume s
