T. S. Eliot — The Confidential Clerk

London, Faber and Faber, 1954. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first impression of T. S. Eliot"s The Confidential Clerk, a verse play first performed at the 1953 Edinburgh Festival, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression. The first issue, with 'Ihad' for 'I had' on page 7, and "Gallop" instead of "Gallup" to rear of dust wrapper.This is a verse play by T. S. Eliot. The work follows the story of a young man employed as a confidential clerk, exploring themes of identity, inheritance, and spiritual revelation.This play was first performed at the 1953 Edinburgh Festival prior to being published. It concerns a wealth entrepreneur who tries to smuggle his illegitimate son Colby into the household under the guise of a clerk. T. S. Eliot (1888–1965), one of the foremost poets and dramatists of the twentieth century, wrote The Confidential Clerk following his success with The Cocktail Party. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Slight fading to extremities. One small area of perforation to rear board with very slight loss to cloth and board, not affecting the rear paste down. One or two very minor handling marks. Spine slightly faded. The odd spot to endpapers. Dust wrapper, generally smart. Tape repairs to spine to inside of wrap and rear, where small area of perforation has occurred. Scattered spotting to wraps, heavier to perimeters. Slight rubbing to spine. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in the odd small chip, closed tear, and crease. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the odd spot to first and last few leaves. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Good.