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The Trembling of the Veil
by Yeats, W. B. [William Butler]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Privately Printed for Subscribers Only by T. Werner Laurie Ltd, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, limited to 1,000 numbered copies signed by W. B. Yeats, privately printed for subscribers. Publisher's light blue paper covered boards over parchment spine with titles in gilt, in un-printed dust jacket with title label to spine. Near Fine with light wear, light bumping to spine ends and corners. Dust jacket shows toning to the spine and edges, dust-soiling, and a closed tear at the top of each spine joint. An autobiographical work, signed by Yeats.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 180617004
- Title
- The Trembling of the Veil
- Author
- Yeats, W. B. [William Butler]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Privately Printed for Subscribers Only by T. Werner Laurie Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1922
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Parchment
- Pages or book covering made from a prepared animal skin. Parchment describes any animal skin used for books, while vellum is a...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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