Stephen Spender. First U.K. edition. London: Faber and Faber, 1942. Both unclipped dust jacket ( in a mylar wrapper) and hardcover are in Very Good+ condition. No writing or markings found in this well-preserved copy, 84 pp. This is a highly collectible edition.
A compelling wartime collection by British poet Stephen Spender, Ruins and Visions captures the moral anxiety and introspection of Britain during World War II.
Spender—associated with the Auden generation and one of the most important English poets of the 20th century—brings a reflective, moral clarity to the ruins of war-torn Europe. First editions of his wartime poetry are increasingly desirable among collectors of modern British literature and World War II–era publications.
An attractive copy for collectors of modernist poetry, wartime literature, and Faber first editions.
