About the House

W. H. Auden

Published by Random House, New York, 1965

About this Item

Near Fine hardcover with clean brown paper-covered boards, a black cloth spine, bright gilt lettering and a firm binding. Pages appear clean and unmarked. The original unclipped dust jacket is in Good condition with general age-toning and surface soiling, rubbing and paper loss along the edges, small chips at the corners and spine ends, and scattered scuffing to the front and rear panels. The original $3.00 price remains present on the front flap.

Listing description: Second printing of the 1965 American edition of W. H. Auden?s poetry collection About the House, published in New York by Random House. The volume contains 84 pages and is divided into two sections, beginning with ?Thanksgiving for a Habitat,? a sequence inspired by the rooms of Auden?s home in Austria, followed by a selection of previously uncollected poems on varied subjects. Bound in brown paper-covered boards with a black cloth spine and gilt lettering, accompanied by the original blue-bordered dust jacket designed by Betty Anderson.

Seller Inventory # BK00016A01

Bibliographic Details

• Title: About the House
• Publisher: Random House, New York
• Publication Date: 1965
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Printing: 2nd Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Dimensions: 5.75W x 8.5H x 0.5D inches 5.75 inches width by 8.5 inches height by 0.5 inches depth
• Weight: 9.3 ounces