- 158
Yeats, W.B, editor.
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Description
- The Works of William Blake, Poetic, Symbolic and Critical. Bernard Quaritch, 1893
large 8vo, 3 volumes, first edition, original light green cloth, lettering and designs after Blake in gilt on upper covers and spine, some spotting to endpapers and edges, otherwise a fine set
Provenance
John Gould Fletcher, bookplate); Pamela and Raymond Lister, book-label
Literature
Wade 218
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A very early Yeats work, compiled about the time of The Countess Kathleen and The Celtic Twilight. Other than the various versions of Fairies and Folk Tales, which Yeats co-edited, this is the second book listed by Wade after Stories from Carleton (Wade 214). An unusually bright set of an ambitious project which was doomed to fall short of its aims, but, almost incidentally, became a triumph of book production.