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Reveries Over Childhood and Youth [with:] Plates to Accompany Reveries Over Childhood and Youth

Reveries Over Childhood and Youth [with:] Plates to Accompany Reveries Over Childhood and Youth

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Reveries Over Childhood and Youth [with:] Plates to Accompany Reveries Over Childhood and Youth

by Yeats, William Butler

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Original grey boards lettered in black, tan linen spine. Galwey & Co. binder's ticket. Near fine copy (slight toning to spine as
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Dublin: The Cuala Press, 1915. First edition, one of 425 copies. Woodcut title device and one other decoration by Sturge Moore. Text printed in red and black. [viii], 127, [1] pp. Portfolio of 3 plates with letterpress leaf. 2 vols. 8vo. Original grey boards lettered in black, tan linen spine. Galwey & Co. binder's ticket. Near fine copy (slight toning to spine as usual, small scuff at head; some edge wear to mount of Memory Harbour). First edition, one of 425 copies. Woodcut title device and one other decoration by Sturge Moore. Text printed in red and black. [viii], 127, [1] pp. Portfolio of 3 plates with letterpress leaf. 2 vols. 8vo. As noted by Wade, "the book was accompanied by a portfolio... containing portraits of John Butler Yeats from a water-colour by himself, of Mrs Yeats from a drawing by J. B. Yeats made in 1867, and Memory Harbour by Jack B. Yeats, a print in colours on a black mount; and a note... signed [in type] W. B. Y." The portfolio, often lacking, is present here. Ransom, Private Presses and Their Books 23, p. 240; Wade 111; Miller 23

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Title
Reveries Over Childhood and Youth [with:] Plates to Accompany Reveries Over Childhood and Youth
Author
Yeats, William Butler
Format/Binding
Woodcut title device and one other decoration by Sturge Moore. Text printed in red and black. [viii], 127, [1] pp. Portfolio of
Book Condition
Used - Original grey boards lettered in black, tan linen spine. Galwey & Co. binder's ticket. Near fine copy (slight toning to spine as
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First edition, one of 425 copies
Publisher
The Cuala Press
Place of Publication
Dublin
Date Published
1915
Keywords
Irish | British | Poetry | British | Irish | Poetry
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