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F.N.SOUZA - W.H.AUDEN
ASSOCIATION COPY OF MAGAZINE
'Encounter' magazine for February 1955 carrying a
7-page seminal essay by F. N. Souza titled "Nirvana of a
Maggot" with 5 Souza sketches.
The magazine cover has a long inscription by poet W.H.
Auden [signed as Wystan] to British-American painter
Dorothy Brett [1883-1977] promoting the magazine
which was being edited by his friend Stephen Spender:
"Dear Brett, Here is Encounter for February - do
please subscribe. You may have to fill in the form. Get
everyone in Taos to subscribe. Thanks for the letter and
all the news. Love - Wystan."
Auden's poem "Vespers" also appears in the issue.
Brett had moved to Taos, New Mexico, in the US in
1924.
Cover a little worn
Rs 40,000-Rs 50,000
$620-$770