New York: Random House, 1973

8vo, pp. 529. Original cream grain three-quarter boards, Auden's initials in gilt to front panel, lettered in silver to dark blue spine. Printed cream dustwrapper lettered in blue. Top edge blue. A little light edgewear, but a near fine copy.

First edition of this selection of forty-six essays by Auden, selected by his bibliographer Edward Mendelson.