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Auden, W. H.. SECONDARY WORLDS. Random House (1968), New York, 1968.
Price: US$24.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First American Edition, 144 pages, light foxing to covers, otherwise a clean, very good copy in a price clipped dj
Seller: Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
W.H. Auden. Secondary Worlds: Essays by W.H. Auden. Random House, New York, 1968.
Price: US$24.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Stated first American edition. Price-clipped dust jacket shows a vertical crease along front panel and several tiny edge tears, now protected in clear vinyl cover. Ink price written on front flyleaf. No other marks to inside pages. Binding is firm. 145 pages. s149
Seller: Ethan Daniel Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
AUDEN, W.H.. Secondary Worlds: Essays. Random House, New York, 1968.
Price: US$33.75 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 144p., cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Random House, (1968). First Edition.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Auden, W. H.. Secondary Worlds. Random House, NY, 1968.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First American edition. Hard cover in original dust jacket. Published NY: Random House, 1968, first printing. 8vo., 144pp. Beige cloth and paper over boards, gilt titles. Four lectures delivered by Auden at Eliot College, University of Kent, as part of The T.S. Eliot Memorial Lectures, delivered October, 1967. Light fox to front edge of page block, else fine in near fine dust jacket with light wear at the flap folds. Size: 8vo
Seller: The Wild Muse, Granville, NY, U.S.A.
AUDEN, W. H.. Secondary Worlds: Essays. Random House, New York, 1968.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First American edition. 145pp. Fine in a very good dust jacket with short tears and rubbing. The T. S. Eliot Memorial Lectures. Delivered at Eliot College in the University of Kent at Canterbury, October, 1967. [Bloomfield A62b].
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
AUDEN, W. H.. Secondary Worlds: Essays. Random House, New York, 1968.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First American edition. 144pp. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a tanned spine and some rubbing.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
AUDEN, W. H.. Secondary Worlds: Essays. Random House, New York, 1968.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First American edition. 144pp. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light edgewear, and a slightly toned spine.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
AUDEN, W. H.. Secondary Worlds. Essays. Random House, 1968.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 144 pages. No wsriting, unread, unmarked. As new book and dj.
Seller: LEA BOOK DISTRIBUTORS, Jamaica, NY, U.S.A.
Auden, W. H.. Secondary Worlds. Random House, 1968.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First American edition (so stated on copyright page), very good in a very good dust jacket with original price of $4.95 still on front flap.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
AUDEN, W.H.. Secondary Worlds: Essays. Random House, New York, 1968.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First American edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. A beautiful copy.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
AUDEN, W.H.. Secondary Worlds: Essays. Random House, New York, 1968.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First American edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. A beautiful copy.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Auden, W. H.. Secondary Worlds. Random House, New York, 1968.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First printing of the first edition. Book in fine condition; dust jacket with a chip to foot of spine and light toning to spine, else fine.
Seller: Idler Fine Books, Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Auden, W.H.. Secondary Worlds. Essays.. Random House, New York, 1968.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First American Edition. A Fine copy in a Fine dustwrapper, not price-clipped. 144pp. Essays delivered as the inaugural T.S. Eliot Lectures series in October 1967. Immaculate. Q13834
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
W.H. Auden. Secondary Worlds: Essays by W.H. Auden. Random House, 1968.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First American edition stated. Small 8vo in 1/4 cloth and cream paper-covered boards, title and device in gilt. Binding tight and square, very modest shelf wear. The dustjacket is not price-clipped, light rubbing at three corners and the spine ends, three very short closed tears. Inscribed and signed by Auden on the title page.
Seller: Dunaway Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
W. H. Auden. Secondary Worlds. Random House Inc., New York, 1968.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First American Edition. Review copy with slip. Cream-colored, linen like boards with W.H.A. in gilt on the front cover. Spine finish is a taupe quarter binding with gilt letter. This book is in great shape except faint pencil price and initials on the top FEP by prior bookseller and the a pencil letter "M" on the rear end paper. Also, there is a small hole in the seam between the front cover and FEP. The overall defect is smaller than an eraser head with the hole being even smaller. This hole appears to be a defect in manufacturing as there are no pencil or pen marks. The DJ is in great shape with price intact. There is one line mark about 1" or so long that runs parallel the "N" in the author's name on the front cover. The DJ has a mylar cover. Text pages, end pages and fore edge is clean. Top of text pages are colored a red hue as manufactured. Review slip with $4.95 printed price and review slip date of 01-31-1969 with words "Random House would kindly appreciate two copies of your review"
Seller: Adams Shore Books, Quincy, MA, U.S.A.