The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats - W.B. Yeats (Macmillan & Co, 2nd edition, 1955)
The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats - W.B. Yeats (Macmillan & Co, 2nd edition, 1955)
This Macmillan & Co Ltd reprint (1955) is of interest to collectors of W.B. Yeats, Irish literature, and 20th century poetry.
About: A solid 1955 reprint of the collected poems, bound in the publisher's original red cloth with gilt spine lettering and Macmillan device. Pages are clean and bright with light age-toning to the page edges consistent with age. A very presentable copy of this important collection.
Details:
- Title: The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats
- Author: W.B. Yeats
- Publisher: Macmillan & Co Ltd, London
- Publication Date: 1955 (Reprint)
- Edition: 2nd edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Condition: Very Good
- Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Synopsis: Macmillan reprint of Yeats's definitive collected poems, original red cloth binding, desirable for bibliophiles and Yeats collectors.
Review: W.B. Yeats's Collected Poems gathers the full range of his poetic output, from the early Celtic twilight verse of the 1890s through to the late, visionary work of the 1930s. Published by Macmillan, his long-standing publisher, this edition represents the authoritative gathering of one of the twentieth century's greatest poets, encompassing such celebrated works as "The Second Coming", "Sailing to Byzantium", and "The Lake Isle of Innisfree".