AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS)

New York, 21 May 1947. Letter. Creases from folding, otherwise Near Fine. Scarce AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED by the poet to a Mr. Roberts about his first book. In part: "Thank you for your letter. Unfortunately, I can help you very little myself. There was a little privately printed (on a hand-press by Stephen Spender) book of my poems in 1928. As to the Faber 1930 volume, I have no idea how many copies there were in the first issue." Auden mentions John Heyward who managed an exhibition of first printings and how he can be reached at Faber. SIGNED "yours sincerely, W. H. Auden."