Tetradio gymnasmatōn (1928-1937) [Book of Exercises (1928-1937)].

£1,250 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

one of 350 copies A well-preserved copy of Seferis' fourth collection of poetry in the original wrappers and glassine. The edition was 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), while also serving in the Greek diplomatic corps during World War II. This was an experience that exposed him to the ravages of war and exile, and inspired some of his most poignant work, which he included in two collections in the Spring of 1940: Book of Exercises and Logbook I. 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.

• Binding: Hardcover

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