T. S. Eliot, "The Cocktail Party", Pres. Copy

T. S. Eliot, "The Cocktail Party", Presentation Copy T. S. Eliot (American-English, 1888-1965). "The Cocktail Party", London: Faber and Faber Ltd., 1950, UK first edition, 8vo, presentation copy, inscribed and signed to front free endpaper "to / Professor John Nef / from the author / T. S. Eliot / 6.iii.50". Green cloth cover, does not include original dust jacket. Note: With typo "here" rather than "her" on page 29, as consistent with with first UK edition. Approximate dimensions: 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 x 5/8 in. (22.2 x 14.6 x 1.6 cm.); Provenance: John U. Nef (1899�1988) and Elinor Castle Nef (1894�1953), Chicago; thence to Evelyn Stefansson Nef (1913�2009), Washington, D.C.

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