London: Faber, 1951

8vo, pp. 35. Original red boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Printed dustwrapper. Light age-toning to text block, but a near fine copy in a very good dustwrapper, closed tears to spine ends and some wear at corners.

First UK edition of this lecture, first delivered at Harvard University the previous year. NEVILL COGHILL'S COPY, WITH HIS OWNERSHIP SIGNATURE TO FRONT FREE ENDPAPER.

The literary scholar Nevill Coghill [1899-1980] was Tutor of English Literature at Exeter College, Oxford, for more than thirty years, and wrote introductions and notes for many editions of Eliot's work.

A splendid association.

Keywords: T.S. ELIOT Nevill COGHILL"