The Dome; an Illustrated Monthly Magazine (Vol. 4, Aug-Oct) Yeats, W.B. "Death Hath Closed
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London: Unicorn Press, 1899. Small Quarto. 244p. p. 161-166 contains W.B. Yeat's "Death hath closed Helen's eyes" from which comes the line: "beauty is but a flower" and one of his richest Celtic images. Also besides Laurence Housman, a series of short essays on Chopin. Bound in blue cloth lettered and ruled in gilt, spine lettering gilt, all others uncut. Lower rear corner cracked, , minor rubbing to edges. A very good copy.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018666
- Title
- The Dome; an Illustrated Monthly Magazine (Vol. 4, Aug-Oct) Yeats, W.B. "Death Hath Closed
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Unicorn Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- Yeats, W.B.; Housman, Laurence; Celtic Tales
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
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- Edges
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- Spine
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- Quarto
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...