Yeats, W.B.

prokosch's own copy, copy "A" of five copies bound in umbria,  publisher's bookplate signed by him, original green and white patterned wrappers, preserved in folding case and slicpase, case and slipcase defective

Wade 185 (incorrectly giving date of printing as 1935); Barker 48

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, when 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.
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prokosch's own copy.

The total edition comprised twenty-two copies for the author, five copies bound in Sicily paper numbered 1-5, five bound in Sardinia numbered I-V, five bound in Abruzzo numbered a-e, five bound in Umbria, numbered A-E, and two bound in Marche, numbered X and XX. Leda and the Swan was printed in Florence in 1937 (Prokosch had returned to Cambridge in the autumn of 1937 and visited Florence in November), but not bound and distributed until ten years later when the author returned to Florence and recovered his printed sheets and paper. Yeats signed no copies, having died in 1939.

"Leda and the Swan" was first printed in The Dial in June 1924, and reprinted in Tomorrow, Dublin in August 1924 (Wade 382). It was first collected in The Cat in the Moon (Wade 145) in 1924.