Vol. LXII (January to June 1922) & Vol. LXIII (July to December 1922, November issue with first American appearance of The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot), 12 total monthly issues bound in two volumes, comprising the entire 1922 Dial monthly magazine. 696; 664 pp. + numerous ads. Illustrations by Chagall, Picasso, Matisse, etc. (Thick 8vo) 9½x6¼, uniform publisher's black cloth, lettered in gilt.
Volume LXIII contains the first American printing of Eliot's The Waste Land in the November issue. Also contains his London Letters in the May, July, September and December issues. Other authors include: Conrad Aiken, Sherwood Anderson, D.H. Lawrence, Ezra Pound, William Butler Years, E.E. Cummings, John Dos Passos, Hermann Hesse, Thomas Mann, William Carlos Williams, etc. A treasure trove of literary giants. Original front and back covers for each of the 12 issues bound in. Gallup C132-136.
Condition:
Soiling, spines a bit sunned, some wear to ends and corners, occasional small stains; hinges tender; occasional light foxing, otherwise contents still very nice; generally very good overall.