The Tower
by W. B. Yeats [William Butler]
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fair
- Seller
-
London (Birr), Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Macmillan, 1928. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The first impression of the first edition (Wade 158). Original decorative stamped gilt green cloth hard covers, with design signed TSM DEL. All edges untrimmed. Two-page publisher's advertisement at rear. [2+]vi,110+2[ads.]pp. Slight handling and rubbing to covers; moderate soiling to edges. The front flyleaf is toned as from a newsprint clipping. Jacket chipped and split along two folds but substantially complete (now assembled on book in archival mylar sleeve). Otherwise, clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound and handsome copy. .
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- Bookseller
- CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 78548hsc
- Title
- The Tower
- Author
- W. B. Yeats [William Butler]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1928
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- literature poetry verse modern first editions William Butler Yeats W. B, Yeats The Tower
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About the Seller
CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB
Biblio member since 2004
London (Birr), Ontario
About CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB
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