Literature
ELIOT, T[homas] S[tearns].
The Confidential Clerk: A Play.
Faber and Faber Ltd., London, 1954. First edition. 8vo. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the author on title page "Inscribed for/ R.[Raymond?] Russell/ by T.S.Eliot," with his printed name crossed out. Publisher's blue cloth boards, spine lettered in gilt. Original pale yellow dust jacket printed in red and black with price given on front flap as 10s 6d, some overall dust-soiling, rubbing to extremities with minimal loss to tips, back cover with crease from folding it lengthwise, small area abraded with slight loss of printing. A very good copy. In collector's folding box.
First performed at the Edinburgh Festival in 1953. Gallup A64.
Price: £ 530
US Dollar Price: $ 800
Stock Number: 43300