ELIOT, T. S. FOUR QUARTETS. 8vo, original cloth; dust jacket, light even browning, with a few small chips and closed tears on rear panel;

owner's signature on front free endpaper; bookplate; 1/4 morocco slipcase. New York, (1943) FIRST EDITION (precedes the First English), FIRST IMPRESSION, with the words "first American edition" on verso of title-page. The first impression consisted of 4165 copies, of which 3377 copies were destroyed because the margins were incorrect as result of unskilled war-time labor. The remaining 788 copies were used to preserve copyright and for review purposes. Gallup A43a; Connolly, The Modern Movement, 92.