Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, early printing hardcover copy of The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats by W.B. Yeats. Definitive Edition, 1953 Macmillan. Early Printing with a missing copyright page.
The book is in Good condition with clean, lightly faded boards, chipped title ink on the spine and front cover initials, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, rolled and rubbed spine ends, heavy edge wear, and the bumped corners are rubbed bare. The interior of the book is also in Good condition with a missing title page/copyright page and an erased price on the first free end paper. The border and reverse side of the frontispiece is stained. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Good condition with price cut from the front flap, mild surface wear and heavy edge wear, chips and small gaps. Looks attractive in an archival wrap.
The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats is a collection of the lyrical, narrative and dramatic poetry published by Yeats from 1889 to 1939 incorporates his own final revisions and is indexed by titles and first lines. The rich and recurring images and themes over the course of Yeats’ body of work enable us to trace the quest of this century’s greatest poet to unite intellect and artistry in a single magnificent vision..
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
