PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF MRS. CHARLES W. ENGELHARD
AUDEN, Wystan Hugh (1907-1973). The Double Man. New York: Random House, 1941.
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AUDEN, Wystan Hugh (1907-1973). The Double Man. New York: Random House, 1941.
8o. Original reddish-brown cloth, top edge stained blue; dust jacket (chipped at top of spine); blue half morocco folding case. Provenance: Caroline Newton (presentation inscription, bookplate); John Fleming (his sale, Christie's New York, 18 November 1988, lot 18).
FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY AUDEN on the front free endpaper: "Caroline Newton with love and best wishes from Wystan Auden." And with ink corrections by Auden (one each) on pp. 17, 24, 69 and 133. Caroline Newton, daughter of A. Edward Newton, was a good friend of Auden's. His war poem "In War Time" is dedicated to her, and in 1941 he let her issue his "Three Songs for St. Cecilia's Day" as a Christmas greeting leaflet. Bloomfield & Mendelson A24a.
8o. Original reddish-brown cloth, top edge stained blue; dust jacket (chipped at top of spine); blue half morocco folding case. Provenance: Caroline Newton (presentation inscription, bookplate); John Fleming (his sale, Christie's New York, 18 November 1988, lot 18).
FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY AUDEN on the front free endpaper: "Caroline Newton with love and best wishes from Wystan Auden." And with ink corrections by Auden (one each) on pp. 17, 24, 69 and 133. Caroline Newton, daughter of A. Edward Newton, was a good friend of Auden's. His war poem "In War Time" is dedicated to her, and in 1941 he let her issue his "Three Songs for St. Cecilia's Day" as a Christmas greeting leaflet. Bloomfield & Mendelson A24a.