ELIOT (T.S.)
For Lancelot Andrewes. Essay on Style and Order, first American edition, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY TO HIS COUSIN ELEANOR HINKLEY, inscribed on front free endpaper 'Eleanor Hinkley from T.S. Eliot affectionately/ 30.iv.29/ (I am not responsible for the Stars, or the wrapper)', publisher's cloth with silver star design stamped on spine and upper cover (spine faded and slightly stained at foot), dust-jacket (tear without loss to front of jacket, split at folds) [Gallup A12b], 8vo, Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, Doran, 1929
Footnotes:
'I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STARS, OR THE WRAPPER' - Eliot complains to his cousin and close friend about the book's design, a week before publication.
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