New York: Random House, 1957

8vo, pp. 108. Original three-quarter pink and grey striped boards, lettered in mauve, blue, orange and silver to spine. Illustrated dustwrapper. A fine copy in a near fine, price-clipped dustwrapper, with light wear to spine ends and top edge.

First edition, preceding the UK edition by one month. Preface and postscript by Auden and Kallman, Proem and Metalogue by Auden alone.

A very nice copy.

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