Collected Poems. By W.H. Auden. Limited Edition. Franklin Library. Franklin Center, 1978.

Wystan Hugh Auden is hailed as one of the best poets of the twentieth century. Born in England in 1907, he went on to attend Oxford, experiencing the country’s greatest education and developing a deep connection to the many British poets before him. Then in the 1930s he moved to the United States, by then an acclaimed international poet and professor. His hundreds of poems were widely read by then, receiving praise from modernists and the other literary movements of the time. Many of his poems have become standard reading in schools across the Americas and Europe, making Auden one of the most influential poets of the era. In this limited edition by the Franklin Library, these achievements are celebrated through a collection of his best poems. It is a fine example of Auden’s genius and a necessary volume for any collector of twentieth century poetry.

This limited edition is in fine condition. In the original full red leather, finely gilt stamped. Gilt spine label. Raised bands. Text block fine. Gilt edges. Silk moire endpapers and bookmark sewn in.

A fine collector’s copy of Auden’s poems.