YEATS, W.B. Edited by Peter Allt and Russel K. Alpach [William Butler].
The Variorum Edition of the Poems of W.B. Yeats.
The Variorum Edition of the Poems of W.B. Yeats; one of 825 numbered copies signed by Yeats
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1957.
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The Variorum signed limited edition of this classic collection of poetry by the Nobel Prize-winning author, one of 825 numbered copies signed by the poet. Large octavo, original half cloth, original slipcase. One of 825 copies signed by William Butler Years on the limitation page, this is number 421. Fine in the original slipcase, which is in very good condition. Original prospectus loosely inserted. Bookplate to the front pastedown.
W.B. Yeats was an Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. A pillar of both the Irish and British literary establishments, in his later years he served as an Irish Senator for two terms. Yeats was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival and, along with Lady Gregory, Edward Martyn, and others, founded the Abbey Theatre, where he served as its chief during its early years. In 1923, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature as the first Irishman so honored for what the Nobel Committee described as "inspired poetry, which in a highly artistic form gives expression to the spirit of a whole nation." Yeats is generally considered one of the few writers who completed their greatest works after being awarded the Nobel Prize; such works include The Tower (1928) and The Winding Stair and Other Poems (1929).
The Variorum Edition of the Poems of W.B. Yeats.
$2,200.00
In Stock