London: Faber, 1954

8vo, 4 pp., unpaginated. Original yellow stiff paper wrappers, lettered in black to front and rear panels. Stitched binding. Original pink envelope, lettered in black to front panel. Publisher's blank label obscuring price. A fine copy in a lightly worn, near fine envelope.

First edition. Part of the Ariel series of poems, this one illustrated by Edward Bawden.

A large print run -- 10,000 copies -- has ensured this item will never be scarce, but this is a superior copy.

Keywords: W.H.AUDEN Edward BAWDEN"