one of 350 copies

A well-preserved copy of Seferis' fourth collection of poetry in the original wrappers and glassine. Limited to 350 copies, containing poems written between 1928 and 1937. This period was the beginning of his long and successful diplomatic career, during which time he held posts in England (1931–1934) and Albania (1936–1938).

Seferis was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in in 1963.

First edition, number 140 of 350 copies on 'Ellēniko' paper, from a total edition of 356; 8vo (19.8 cm x 12.8 cm); minor spotting to extreme edges, faint offsetting from wrappers (as usual), else unmarked internally; original blue wrappers, white paper title label lettered in red and triple-ruled in black pasted to upper wrapper, titles to spine black, minor rubbing to extremities with only a tiny strip of the usual sunning to the top edge; a remarkably fresh copy in the original glassine.

Daskalopoulos A44. NB: Modern Greek polytonic orthography transliterated according to the Library of Congress Standard.