Edited by Edward Mendelson (24 results)

Paperback. Condition: UsedGood. Paperback; new edition; fading, scuffing, and edge wear to exterior; fading to pages; in good condition with clean text, firm binding.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Trade Paperback Edition. ASTONISHING: PROFOUND: INVENTIVE: INFUSED WITH LOVE: FINE virtually AS-NEW First Trade Paperback Edition (Orig. February 1991) Later Printing: FINE virtually AS-NEW matte-laminated card-stock cover w/ EXCELLENT edges & corners & w/ striking gray-scale photo-portrait of Auden on front panel, EXCELLENT unmarked smooth-cut text block exterior, FINE virtually AS-NEW perfect binding w/ slightest creasing of spine, PRISTINE interior handsomely printed on EXCELLENT unblemished archival paper * 5.24" x 8.00" x 2.00", 0.90 kg, xxxii+928 (960) pp * ABOUT THE BOOK: Between 1927 & his death in 1973, W.H. Auden endowed poetry in the English language w/ a new face. Or rather, w/ several faces, since his work ranged from the political to the religious, from the urbane to the pastoral, from the mandarin to the invigoratingly plain-spoken. This collection presents all the poems Auden wished to preserve, in the texts that received his final approval. It includes the full contents of his previous collected editions along w/ all the later volumes of his shorter poems. Together, these works display the astonishing range of Auden's voice & the breadth of his concerns, his deep knowledge of the traditions he inherited, & his ability to recast those traditions in modern times. Auden divided his poems into sections that corresponded to what he referred to as chapters in his life, each one beginning with a change in his inner life or external circumstances: the moment in 1933 when he first knew "exactly what it means to "love one's neighbor as oneself"; his move from Britain to America in 1939; his first summer in Italy in 1948; his move to a summerhouse in Austria in 1958; & his return to England in 1972. Auden's work has perhaps the widest range & the greatest depth of any English poet of the past 300 years. From the anxious warnings of his early verse through the expansive historical perspectives of his middle years to the celebrations & thanksgiving in his later work, Auden wrote in a voice that addressed readers personally rather than as part of a collective audience. His styles & forms extend from ballads & songs to haiku & limericks to sonnets, sestinas, prose poems, & dozens of other constructions of his own invention. His tone ranges from spirited comedy to memorable profundity: often within the same work. His poems manage to be secular & sacred, philosophical & erotic, personal & universal. "All the poems I have written were written for love," Auden once said. This book includes his famous early poems about transient love ("Lay your sleeping head, my love", "Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone") & his later poems about enduring love ("In Sickness and in Health", "First Things First"). The book also includes Auden's longer, more thematically varied poems, from the expressionist charade "Paid on Both Sides" to the formal couplets of "New Year Letter"; the darkly comic sequel to The Tempest, "The Sea and the Mirror"; & a baroque eclogue set in a wartime bar, "The Age of Anxiety". This edition includes an introduction by Edward Mendelson, the editor of the present volume & Auden's literary executor. * HIGHEST PRAISE: "W.H. Auden had the greatest gifts of any of our poets in the 20th century." -James Fenton, NYRB. "At the beginning of the new century, [Auden] is an indispensable poet. Even people who don't read poems often turn to poetry at moments when it matters, & Auden matters now". -Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine book for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL or USPS PRIORITY MAIL for anl additional fee & via efficient USPS FIRST CLASS MAIL to all international shipments at our posted rates.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. This edition includes all the poems, with his final revisions, that Auden had wanted to preserve, a heavy book with 896 pages. The book has been compromised by a liquid, which left its brown boards rippled and somewhat warped. The books interior, although clean and readily legible, has ripples throughout. The dust jacket appears very good, undamaged, but the underside has the liquid stains.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Special Edition. Advance Readers Copy of an Uncorrected Proof of the Expanded Second Edition of Auden's SELECTED POEMS in the Vintage Original paperback edition. "The original edition lacked poems that have become popular more recently, such as 'Funeral Blues,' and was weighted toward the poet's more serious side. Realizing that Auden's lighter, more comic works are just as brilliant, Mendelson redresses the imbalance, giving readers the pleasure of experiencing the many facets of Auden's art in one volume. Also new are brief notes explaining references that have become obscure to younger generations of readers, and a revised introduction that tells us more about Auden's emotional life than was known in 1979." Pristine, clean & tight copy, unread in Very Good condition; no creases in spine, no age toning on pages, sharp corners, w/generic uncorrected proof cover of Vintage ARCs; quite presentable.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Son of the best Children's Poetry with lovely pictures. Classic by fun for all of us. Copeland, Eric (illustrator).

Condition: Good. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Edition: Reprint ] Publisher: Yale University Press Pub Date: 1/1/1977 Binding: paperback Pages: 352 Reprint edition.

Hardcover. xxiii, 469p., frontis-portrait, , preface, footnotes, appendixes, index, very good first edition stated with number line ending in 2 as called for with Random House first printings, in plum cloth boards, remainder mark top edge and price-clipped dj.

8vo, 260pp. A very good hardback copy in price-clipped dust jacket. Errata attached to copyright page.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Essentially A Fine, Unread Copy, With Only A Toned Offset On Front Endpaper, In A Price-Clipped Jacket With Insignificant Traces Of Use.

Genuine Bonded Leather. Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. Moire-silk endleaves with matching satin page marker sewn into the headband; Immaculate and tight textblock and binding; All edges gilt; Embossed full-leather binding, with four raised bands. 737p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. …

hardcover. Condition: Very good +. first edition. Prefaced by a two page "special message" to the members of the First Edition Society by Stephen Spender. Color frontispiece portrait of Auden by Daniel Schwartz specially commissioned by The First Edition Society. Small quarto (approx. 6 1/2" wide by 10" tall), full red leather with gilt titles and decorations, raised bands on spine. all edges gilt. Includes bound-in ribbon marker. Silk moire endpapers are a bit sunned at the edges. 696 pages. Includes appendices and indices, including an Index of Titles and an Index of First Lines, among others. 012306A This heavy book will incur additional charges for international shipping. Schwartz, Daniel (illustrator).…

Leather Bound. Condition: Very Good. Limited First edition. No markings. Historic Oklahoma Bookstore on Route 66. Packages shipped daily, Mon-Fri.

Leather. Condition: Fine. Limited edition. Franklin Library Limited edition. A Fine copy. 8vo. Bound in full red leather, elaborately decorated in gilt. All edges gilt. Moire silk end papers with silk ribbon. Notes from the Editors pamphlet laid in. Part of the Publisher's series, "The First Editions Society".…

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Trade. 696p. Small smudge on front cover but no tears or chips. . Includes previously unprinted poetry. INCLUDES AN ORIGINAL NEW YORK TIMES REVIEW FROM 1976. A very nice specimen.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. This book is clean, solid and in great shape! This is a larger style hardcover book with 696 pages. The binding is strong with all pages firmly attached. The pages are clean with no soiling, writing, or tears. The title page shows 1976 as the published date. The red covers with bright gold designs are clean and in great shape. This book looks and feels great! We always ship in a sturdy cardboard box.…

Leather. Condition: Collectible, Fine. No Dust Jacket. Royal octavo, Full leather binding, fine in ornate red cover with gilt decorations, raised bands; Sewn-in red silk ribbon marker; silk moire fabric endpapers; all pages edged in gilt. Includes a color portrait frontispiece of Auden painted by Daniel Schwartz. Editors pamphlet laid in. 696pp. Published by the Franklin Library exclusively for members of The First Edition Society. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1976. 696pp. First printing. "This standard collected edition contains all the poems that W.H. Auden wished to preserve in a text that honours his final intentions. It presents the body of work by which he chose to be remembered.It has been edited by his literary executor, Edward Mendelson" Book and price clipped dust jacket both in very good condition. Light foxing to edges. 3 small closed tears to the jacket. Foxing to top and bottom edges (2-3mm) of the flaps. No inscriptions. PLEASE NOTE: Heavyish book so extra may be needed for shipping to non-UK customers.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition Thus. 2007. xxxv, 929pp. Book and price clipped dust jacket both in excellent condition. No inscriptions. PLEASE NOTE: Heavyish book so extra may be needed for shipping to non-UK customers. "To commemorate the centennial of W. H. Auden's birth, the Modern Library offers this elegant edition of the collected poems of one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century. This volume includes all the poems that Auden wished to preserve, in a text that includes his final revisions, with corrections based on the latest research. Auden divided his poems into sections that corresponded to what he referred to as chapters in his life, each one beginning with a change in his inner life or external circumstances: the moment in 1933 when he first knew "exactly what it means to love one's neighbor as oneself"; his move from Britain to America in 1939; his first summer in Italy in 1948; his move to a summerhouse in Austria in 1958; and his return to England in 1972. Auden's work has perhaps the widest range and the greatest depth of any English poet of the past three centuries. From the anxious warnings of his early verse through the expansive historical perspectives of his middle years to the celebrations and thanksgiving in his later work, Auden wrote in a voice that addressed readers personally rather than as part of a collective audience. His styles and forms extend from ballads and songs to haiku and limericks to sonnets, sestinas, prose poems, and dozens of other constructions of his own invention. His tone ranges from spirited comedy to memorable profundity-often within the same work. His poems manage to be secular and sacred, philosophical and erotic, personal and universal.".…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Not Issued. First Franklin Library. Limited first Edition published by the Franklin Library. The book is full leather with Hubbed spine, silk ribbon page marker. Includes Notes from the Editor pamphlet Book is in Very Good condition, boards are clean, not bumped. Bottom area had smudges on the gold gilt areas Fore edges are clean, interior is clean and legible No dust jacket as issued. Thanks and Enjoy All-Ways well Packaged, All-Ways Fast Service. Book. …

VHS. Condition: Used Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Near fine. First edition. 9 1/2'' X 6 5/8''. 836pp. Minor wear to dustjacket.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition. Quarto. Illustrated. Stapled and tape bound in stiff card wrappers. Covers lightly rubbed, a few splits along the spine tape, else near fine. A hard-to-find literary journal that features an interview with Robert Lowell and poems, essays, and short stories from Diane di Prima, Diane Wakoski, Gerard Malanga, Fred Brewer, Harold Whitehall, Robert Karmon, D. Murray, Chaim Mendelson, John Perreault, Norman Rosten, S. Dorman, Douglas Flaherty, Louis Freund, G.F. Goekjian, David Wade, Brother Dimitrious, Carolyn Stoloff, David Luhn, Cynthia Grant, William E. Taylor, Gail Neidorf, Ronald Tavel, Duane Locke, Worth Kitson, Murray Suid, Allan Newman, Edward Oster, William E. Taylor, Jess Perlman, Henry Malone, Sandra Hochman, Raymond O'Hara, Edward C. Smith, Louis Phillips, Harold Whitehall, and Terry Lung. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Volume contains all the essays and reviews that Auden wrote during the years when he lived in England. AUDEN at his best. 8vo. Pp, xL , [3], 4 - 836. book covers blue with title on spine very good condition. Dust Wrapper like new , photograph of Auden on front. …

First Edition. Corners slightly bruised, otherwise a very nice copy in dust-wrapper Includes some previously unpublished and uncollected poems.