New York: Macmillan, 1912. Vol 1: First Edition, Second Printing Vol 2: Second Edition. 8vo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and illustrative decoration on spine, 871 pp (2 vols). Vol 1: Very Good, some fading and soiling to gilt on spine, light rubbing to crown and tail of spine, corners lightly pushed in, some rubbing to boards, light soiling to top of text block. Vol 2: Good, slight cock to spine, some rubbing and fading to gilt of spine, damping damage to front and rear board, rubbing to crown and tail of spine, light soiling to top of text block.. In two volumes: Includes Vol. 1 "Lyrical Poems," styled as "Poems" on spine of book, and Vol. 2 "Dramatic Poems," styled as "Plays Revised and Enlarged" on spine of book.

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Bookseller: Better Read Than Dead (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 552
Title: Poetical Works of W.B. Yeats in Two Volumes (2 vols)
Author: W.B. Yeats
Format/Binding: 8vo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and illustrative decoration on spine, 871 pp (2 vols)
Book Condition: Used - Vol 1: Very Good, some fading and soiling to gilt on spine, light rubbing to crown and tail of spine, corners lightly pushed in,
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Vol 1: First Edition, Second Printing Vol 2: Second Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Macmillan
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1912
Keywords: yeats, irish renaissance, modernism, joyce, slouching toward bethlehem
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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