T. S. Eliot — The Rock
London, Faber & Faber Limited, 1934. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of T. S. Eliot's pageant play, exploring the enduring strength of the Church in a secularising world. The first edition, first impression, softcover issue. One of 2,000 copies of the first edition, as this work was published simultaneously in two issues, 1,000 issued in boards, and 1,000 in wrappers. 'The Rock' was a pageant play written by T. S. Eliot in 1934 for the Diocese of London, to raise funds for new churches. Blending verse drama with choral elements, the play juxtaposes the enduring strength of the Church (symbolised by the "rock") with the transient nature of human institutions. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, smart, with light edge wear, mostly to the spine. Light spots to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .
