W. H. Auden — Collected Shorter Poems 1930-1944

London, Faber and Faber Ltd, 1950. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of British-American W. H. Auden's first collection of shorter poems. The first edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding. A poetical collection from W. H. Auden (1907-1973), whose poems are noted for their stylistic and technical achievement, as well as its engagement with politics, morals, love and religion. This work stands as Auden's first published collection of shorter poems. With a photocopied version of a poem titled 'Litany and Anthem for S. Matthew's Day' and an excerpt of a newspaper containing a poem tipped in by the owner.  In the original cloth binding. Externally, with sunning to the spine and front board. Minor shelf wear and marks to the spine. With an ex libris of one T&M James to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with scattered spotting to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper. Good . Ill.: None. Good .