Selected Poems

Edited by T.S. Eliot

ELIOT, T.S. [intro.] / POUND, Ezra

POUND, Ezra Selected Poems Edited by T.S. Eliot

Butler & Tanner Ltd for Faber & Gwyer Ltd, 1928.

First edition, limited issue, number 18 of 100 copies, printed on hand made paper and signed by Pound. Original quarter vellum over grey paper covered boards, spine lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut. A very good copy with some dustiness to the spine and a little wear to the corners.

A pioneering edition of Pound's work, edited by T.S. Eliot and aimed at introducing the poet to the general reader. In his introduction, Eliot expounds upon the originality of Pound's work, his development as a poet, his influences and influence, and how he has been read and misread by his contemporaries.

PROVENANCE: Basil Burton (1906-1970, actor and acquaintance of T.S.Eliot in the 1930s, bookplate to front pastedown).

Stock ID: 40850

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