Waste Land and Other Poems, The – T. S. Eliot
NF Paperback

For sale: a rare and exceptional new Edition, early printing hardcover copy of The Waste Land and Other Poems by T. S. Eliot. Barnes and Noble Classic Edition stated, 2005 Barnes and Noble. Tenth Printing with partial number line 11 13 15 17 19 20 18 16 14 12 10.

The exterior of the paperback edition is in Near Fine condition, with clean, bright covers with no creases, a strong title on a square spine, clean page blocks, a tight binding with no spine cracks, no spine tilt, lightly rubbed spine ends, mild edge wear and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions, or signs of ownership inside. The inside covers and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned, making it an excellent addition to any collection. Appears unread.

Includes T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land, the most influential poem in modern literature, Prufrock and Other Obsevations (1917),  and Poems (1919.)

From the Introduction: “If we regard Eliot’s first two collections as thesis/antithesis, then the synthesis was accompanied by (and probably in many ways facilitated by) a personal breakdown in 1921. The Waste Land is a record of the poet’s collapse, as well as the sign of his recovery. As he traveled back from Switzerland, where he had undergone treatment, to resume his life in England, Eliot left a draft of the poem in Paris for Ezra Pound to edit. The poem records a nervous breakdown, but more importantly it recounts how the poet imposes a sense of order, coherence, and direction on the cacophonous chaos of the breakdown.”