Stephen Spender – World Within World – First Edition 1951
£45.00
A first edition, first printing of World Within World by Stephen Spender, published by Hamish Hamilton, London in 1951. A near fine copy free from internal inscriptions, bumping to the heel of the spine, toning to the spine with tarnishing to the gilt titling, a green top-stain to the text block, spotting to the text block. In an unclipped near fine wrapper with chipping to the spine tips and knuckles of front and rear flap-folds, toning to the spine and hinges of front and rear flap folds and spotting both internal and externally. With six associated newspaper clippings relating to Spender.
Published in 1951, World Within World is Stephen Spender’s candid autobiography of literary and political life between the wars. Spender recalls his privileged childhood, education at Oxford, friendships with W. H. Auden, Christopher Isherwood and other leading writers, and his involvement with left-wing politics and the Spanish Civil War. Blending memoir, portraiture and self-examination, the book explores artistic ambition, sexuality, idealism and disillusionment, offering an intimate account of a remarkable generation in European cultural history.
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A first edition, first printing of World Within World by Stephen Spender, published by Hamish Hamilton, London in 1951. A near fine copy free from internal inscriptions, bumping to the heel of the spine, toning to the spine with tarnishing to the gilt titling, a green top-stain to the text block, spotting to the text block. In an unclipped near fine wrapper with chipping to the spine tips and knuckles of front and rear flap-folds, toning to the spine and hinges of front and rear flap folds and spotting both internal and externally. With six associated newspaper clippings relating to Spender.
Published in 1951, World Within World is Stephen Spender’s candid autobiography of literary and political life between the wars. Spender recalls his privileged childhood, education at Oxford, friendships with W. H. Auden, Christopher Isherwood and other leading writers, and his involvement with left-wing politics and the Spanish Civil War. Blending memoir, portraiture and self-examination, the book explores artistic ambition, sexuality, idealism and disillusionment, offering an intimate account of a remarkable generation in European cultural history.
