Saint-John Perse; T. S. Eliot [translator] — Anabasis: A Poem

London, Faber and Faber Limited, 1930. First edition. Cloth. A smart first translated edition of this epic poem from French writer Saint-John Perse. First thus. An epic poem concerning an expedition from Beijing though the Gobi desert to reach the sea, which serves as a metaphor for man's movement through time, space, and consciousness. Written by Alexis Leger, better known by his pseudonym Saint-John Perse, a French poet, writer and diplomat, awarded the 1960 Nobel Prize in Literature. Translated by Thomas Stearns Eliot, an American poet, essayist and playwright. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, sound with light rubbing to the extremities and the odd mark to the boards. Fading to the spine and board edges. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light spotting to the endpapers with a contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Good . Ill.: None. Good .