London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1926 Book. Very Good - Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Limited Signed First Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. xxii, 260 pp. Limited First Edition. This is one of five hundred large paper copies printed in 1926 and signed by the Poet. Largely Unopened. Rubbed, bumped front fore-edge corner with a small tear along bottom edge, lightly rubbed remaining fore-edge corner tips, and lightly age-toned text block, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, tight binding, clean, white, and bright. 7.25" x 9". Quarter Vellum with blue paper-covered boards, and gilt lettering to. In mylar protector. "James Stephens, (1880-1950), Irish poet and storyteller whose pantheistic philosophy is revealed in his fairy tales set in the Dublin slums of his childhood and in his compassionate poems about animals.".

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005891
Title: Collected Poems [Signed by the Poet]
Author: Stephens, James
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good - Fine
Edition: Limited Signed First Edition
Publisher: Macmillan and Co., Limited
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1926
Keywords: POETRY IRISH WRITERS POETRY AND FAiRY TALES
Size: Large Octavo

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