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W. H. Auden. The Orators: An English Study. Faber & Faber, 1932.

Price: US$25.35 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First Edition. Faber & Faber 1932, first edition. Hardcover with tight binding. Condition: Very Good. Clean and bright text. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING

Seller: HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, United Kingdom

W.H. Auden. The Orators: An English Study. Faber And Faber Limited, 1932.

Price: US$25.99 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: This is W.H. Auden's second published work, 'The Orators,' authored by the leading modernist poet and thinker. It is steeped in the tradition of modernism, showcasing all the hallmark features of modernist literature, including experiments in voice, poetic form, and subjective experience. It holds significant importance as a contributor to modernist poetry. The composition weaves together prose and interlocking verses, characterized by the language and form dislocation typical of modernist works. Within this piece, Auden emphasizes the close relationship between language and power. This collection marks a crucial phase in Auden's poetic career, containing poems that mirror his involvement with contemporary political and social matters. On the front free endpaper, there is a gift inscription from Gabriel Carritt to a Michael Caine. Gabriel Carritt was a member of the renowned anti-fascist 'Carritt Family,' and their residence became a focal point for Marxist debates. W.H. Auden was known to attend and engage in these discussions, establishing a friendship with the family. It can be inferred that his involvement in these social and political debates influenced his exploration of such themes in 'The Orators'. Very Good Condition. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine head. Neat gift inscription to front free end paper from Gabriel Carritt. Binding and hinges are firm. Rough cut pages are lightly tanned and foxed. Board have minimal edge-wear with some fraying to corners. There is more pronoucned crushing to spine ends resulting in minor loss.

Seller: Hewett's Books, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Auden, W.H. The Orators: An English Study. Faber, 1932.

Price: US$32.49 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 1st edition 1st printing hardback lacking jacket. Book in VG condition with no inscriptions, some marking to boards (see image). Not a book club edition or ex library. Scans available on request.

Seller: Mungobooks, Poole, United Kingdom

Auden, W.H.. The Orators An English Study. Faber & Faber Limited, London, 1932.

Price: US$38.99 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 8vo. 116 pp. first edition of authors second book, 1000 copies printed. top edge trimmed o/w uncut, ink ownership inscription 1933 on front free endpaper, some foxing and browning to endpapers and foredges, some browning to pages, rear inner hinge cracked but sound, good in original black cloth gilt, extremities rubbed, corners rubbed and curled, top and tail spine rubbed with some fading to cloth at bottom of spine, good. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Tombland Bookshop, Norwich, NFLK, United Kingdom

Auden, W. H.. THE ORATORS. An English Study. Faber & Faber, London, 1932.

Price: US$110.00 + shipping

Description: Black cloth; 8vo. Only 1000 copies printed. A Connolly 100 title. A good or better copy with foxing to the endpapers, but little elsewhere; lightly faded blue topstain. Later dust jacket circa 1941; spine toned with one short closed tear, price 7/6 intact. Overall about very good. Bloomfield A3a.

Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.

AUDEN, W.H.. The Orators - An English Study.. Faber & Faber, London., 1932.

Price: US$162.44 + shipping

Description: First edition. Octavo. 116 pages.Rayner Heppenstall's copy with the University of Leeds label on the front pastedown, dated July 1932 and announcing him as the winner of the Ripon Prize in English Literature.Some light spotting to endpapers an prelims. Tiny scuff to head of spine. Very good. No dustwrapper.

Seller: Peter Ellis, Bookseller, ABA, ILAB, London, United Kingdom

Auden, W. H.. THE ORATORS. An English Study. Faber & Faber, London, 1932.

Price: US$275.00 + shipping

Description: Black cloth; 8vo. Bloomfield A3a; only 1000 copies printed. A Connolly 100 title. John Cheever's copy with his name "J W Cheever" in ink on the front free end paper. A good or better copy with foxing to the endpapers and prelims, but little elsewhere. Lacking the scarce dust jacket. Nice association between these contemporaries; two giants of 20C literature.

Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.