Last Poems & Plays
by Yeats, W.B
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/No DJ
- Seller
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Madison, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: The Macmillan Co, 1940. 126pp. Green cloth. Blind-stamped Egyptian vignette on the front. gilt lettering and square designs on the spine. Light foxing to the endpapers, and a hint of toning to the text block. The spine is rubbed, though the gilt lettering and design is present. A well preserved copy of this work of his final years." In these books many of his previous themes are gathered up and rehandled, with an immense technical range; the aged poet was using ballad rhythms and dialogue structure with undiminished energy as he approached his 75th year. . First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/No DJ. 5 1/2" x 8 1/4".
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 034420
- Title
- Last Poems & Plays
- Author
- Yeats, W.B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Edition
- First Printing
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1940
- Size
- 5 1/2" x 8 1/4"
- Keywords
- Poetry Plays Later Years Irish Author
Terms of Sale
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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About the Seller
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
Biblio member since 2005
Madison, New Jersey
About The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.
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- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....