
The Property of a Gentleman
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June 21, 05:31 PM GMT
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1,000 - 2,000 USD
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The Property of a Gentleman
YEATS, WILLIAM BUTLER
The Winding Stair and Other Poems. London: Macmillan and Co., 1933
8vo (5 x 7 1/2 in.; 128 x 190 mm). Half-title, errata slip following dedication leaf. Original olive cloth, upper cover pictorially stamped in blind in design by T. Sturge Moore, spine lettered and stamped in blind, original blue green wrapper with cover design repeated in black; one or two stray spots to endleaves, jacket price-clipped. In custom blue and cream linen clamshell case.
First edition, one of 2,000 copies printed
The Winding Stair represents one of Yeats's most important collection of poetry, containing some of the most powerful imagery in 20th century poetry.
A fine copy in its original jacket