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YEATS, WILLIAM BUTLER. 1865-1939.
Collection of the early works of W.B. Yeats, including:

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YEATS, WILLIAM BUTLER. 1865-1939.

Collection of the early works of W.B. Yeats, including:
1. The Book of the Rhymer's Club. London: Elkin Matthews, 1892. Original cloth, paper label. JOHN QUINN'S COPY, his bookplate to pastedown. WITH: The Second Book of the Rhymer's Club. London and New York, 1894. Original cloth. Wade 291 & 294.
2. The Countess Kathleen. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1892. Original paper-backed boards, owner inscription, light soiling. Folding chemise and morocco backed slipcase. FIRST EDITION of author's first play. Wade 6.
3. The Countess Kathleen. Boston: Roberts Bros, 1892. Original paper-backed boards, owner inscription, light soiling. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Wade 7.
4. The Celtic Twilight. London: Lawrence and Bullen, 1893. Green cloth, gilt. Spine toned. Owner's ink inscription to endpaper. FIRST EDITION, FIRST BINDING. Wade 8.
5. The Secret Rose. Illustrated by Jack B. Yeats. London: Lawrence & Bullen, 1897. Original cloth, gilt. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Bright copy. Wade 21.
6. The Wind Among the Reeds. London: Elkin Matthews, 1899. Original blue cloth gilt. [WITH] Same. London and New York: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1899. Original blue cloth, gilt. FIRST EDITION and FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Wade 27 & 28.
7. The Shadowy Waters. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1900. Original cloth, gilt. Ink inscription to endpaper. FIRST EDITION. Wade 30.
8. The Wanderings of Oisin and Other Poems. London, 1892. Contemporary morocco. Later edition.

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