A Certain World; A Commonplace Book
by AUDEN, W.H
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good/very good
- Seller
-
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Viking Press, 1970. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. 8vo.Cloth. Dust jacket. Minor shelf wear. Bookplate on front free endpaper. This is a book club edition of Auden's unusual collection of commentary and poems.
Synopsis
A Certain World is an anthology of alphabetically arranged passages and quotations, valued by Auden from other authors . Auden described this work as the closest he would ever come to writing an autobiography. It was, he wrote, "a map of my planet."
Read More: Identifying first editions of A Certain World; A Commonplace Book
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Seller
- Uncharted Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 5094
- Title
- A Certain World; A Commonplace Book
- Author
- AUDEN, W.H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Uncharted Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Uncharted Books
Biblio member since 2018
Chicago, Illinois
About Uncharted Books
Uncharted Books is an independent brick-and-mortar bookstore in Chicago. We sell a highly curated selection of used books, zines, and rare titles, with a focus on the literary, the local, the strange, and the adventurous.We are a small, scrappy, DIY business that has been serving our community since 2012. We especially pride ourselves on our eclectic selection, our unique and cozy atmosphere, our knowledgeable and friendly staff, and our busy calendar of community events.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...