Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of The Collected Plays of W.B. Yeats by W.B. Yeats. Revised Edition, 1953 Macmillan. Twelfth Printing. with number line.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, lightly faded boards, strong title gilt on the spine and front cover initials, a few spots on top of otherwise clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and two bumped corners. There are three ownership marks on the: a small ink stamp from a Chicago bookstore and an inked date and inventory number. There are also small paper strips (0.5″ x 5″) pasted to the title (or first) pages of five plays with a brief description of the play. No other marks or inscriptions inside. The first free end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Very Good condition with price intact, mild surface wear and heavy edge wear, chips and a gap on the front. Looks attractive in an archival wrap.
The Collected Plays of W.B. Yeats is the first complete collection of Yeats’s plays that includes five additional plays added from the First Edition. It provides the latest and most accurate texts at the time.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
