ELIOT, T.S. The Waste Land. New York, 1922. <I>8vo, original flexible black cloth, gilt-lettered; slipcase.</I> FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with "mountain" correctly spelled in line 339, number 466 (5 mm. high) of 1000 copies. Gallup A6a ("Approximately the first 500 copies bound have the flexible cloth binding and figures 5 mm. high in the colophon.") | Christie's

Sale 7981

Printed Books, Original Illustrations & Decorative Prints

New York, East

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9 April 1997

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Lot 89

ELIOT, T.S. The Waste Land. New York, 1922. 8vo, original flexible black cloth, gilt-lettered; slipcase. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with ''mountain'' correctly spelled in line 339, number 466 (5 mm. high) of 1000 copies. Gallup A6a (''Approximately the first 500 copies bound have the flexible cloth binding and figures 5 mm. high in the colophon.'')

Price realised

USD 1,265

Estimate

USD 400 - USD 600

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ELIOT, T.S. The Waste Land. New York, 1922. 8vo, original flexible black cloth, gilt-lettered; slipcase. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with "mountain" correctly spelled in line 339, number 466 (5 mm. high) of 1000 copies. Gallup A6a ("Approximately the first 500 copies bound have the flexible cloth binding and figures 5 mm. high in the colophon.")
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