Yeats´ The Cutting of an Agate 1919
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2016-12-20
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| Sold for | Osåld |
|---|---|
| Estimate | 5 000-6 000 SEK |
YEATS, W(ILLIAM) B(UTLER). The Cutting of an Agate. London (Macmillan and Co., Limited) 1919.
8:o. (5), vi, (2, last blank), (1)-223, (1 blank) pp.
Original blue cloth stamped in gilt after a design by T. Sturge Moore, edges rough-trimmed. First and last pages browned from the covers (missing dust-jacket).
First British edition, printed in 1500 copies, with additions to the text of the 1912 New York edition but omitting the substantial essay "Thoughts on Lady Gregory´s Translations" pp.1-35 and refining the preface.
PROVENANCE
IngaBritt and Arne Lundberg, Gothenburgh, Sweden.
