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ELIOT, T.S. (1888-1945). The Waste Land. New York: Boni & Liveright, 1922.
Estimate: $600-$800
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Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie
Description
ELIOT, T.S. (1888-1945). The Waste Land. New York: Boni & Liveright, 1922.
8vo. Original cloth gilt (very light rubbing).
FIRST EDITION, second impression, number 23 of 1,000 copies. Retains misprinted "mount in" in line 12 on pg. 41 from first impression, colophon measuring 2mm, and bound in flexible boards. "Of The Waste Land I will say nothing but that we should read it every April. It is the breviary of post-war disillusion" (Connolly, The Modern Movement 43). Gallup A6b.