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Yeats, W. B. [William Butler]. On the Boiler. Cuala Press, Dublin, 1939.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Yeats last prose work; he completed revising the proofs but never saw the finished book. The first edition was ready in July 1939, but Yeats' family, who ran the Cuala Press, were unhappy with the print quality; they pulped the edition and had it reprinted (this second edition). Colin Smythe, Yeats' bibliographer, has located seven surviving copies of the first edition, although the Internet insists on repeating that the number is four copies; either way, not very many, but check your facts or give a source, folks. See "The Textual History of Yeats's On the Boiler" by William O'Donnell, especially footnote 68. On the Border is a scattershot text, that jumps from the coming war, Irish politics and history, Irish immigration, and lands in poetry and a short dramatic scene in blank verse. 46 pages, [1 ad page, one blank]. Second edition. A near fine copy in yapped-edge wrappers.
Seller: Downtown Brown Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Yeats, W. B. [William Butler]. ON THE BOILER. The Cuala Press, Dublin, 1939.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: [1939] 46 pages. For all practical purposes, this is the first edition because all except for 4 copies of the first printing were destroyed by Yeats' wife. The book is mostly prose on a variety of topics, but it does include the first published appearance of the one-act play in verse, "Purgatory." The book is clean and attractive in the original blue wraps decorated with a front cover illustration by Jack B. Yeats. One 1 very tiny closed tear at fore-edge of front & back covers; a hint of faint tanning at edges of cover; a single spot of foxing on front cover; a tiny rust spot from a paper clip in inside front cover & half-title page. Better than it sounds, and overall a nice copy of an increasingly scarce book. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Tennyson Williams Books and Fine Art, Williamsburg, VA, U.S.A.
YEATS, William B.. LAST POEMS AND TWO PLAYS.. The Cuala Press,, Dublin,, 1939.
Price: US$205.23 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 58. Original publisher's cream cloth over blue papered boards, lettered black on spine and front cover. Limited edition of 500 copies. Neat name on front endpaper, with slight tanning and rubbing at spine label, otherwise clean, very good.
Seller: Burwood Books, Wickham Market, United Kingdom
Yeats, William Butler. Last Poems and Two Plays. Cuala Press, Dublin, 1939.
Price: US$475.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 59p octavo. 1/500 copies printed and published by Elizabeth Corbet Yeats. A finwe bright copy in blue boards and cream linen spine and it's original tissue dust jacket. Jacket with a large chip on the front panel.
Seller: Old New York Book Shop, ABAA, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
Price: US$484.85 + shipping
Description: 220mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). 59pp. Includes: The Death of Cuchulain; Purgatory; The Black Tower; John Kinsella's Lament for Mrs Mary Moore. VG: in very good condition with glassine wrapper and in clear protective wraps. Glassine wrap edge-chipped. Creasing to fep. Sporadic light foxing. Some pages uncut Quarter cloth spines on blue papered boards
Seller: Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, United Kingdom
YEATS, William Butler. Last Poems and Two Plays. , 1939.
Price: US$495.00 + shipping
Description: YEATS, William Butler. Last Poems and Two Plays. Original linen-backed printed boards, printed paper spine label, unprinted glassine dust jacket. Dublin: The Cuala Press, 1939. First edition. Wade 200. One of 500 copies. Glassine chipped, very faint sunning to spine ends, else a fine copy.
Seller: G.S. MacManus Co., ABAA, Bryn Mawr, PA, U.S.A.
Yeats, William Butler (W.B. Yeats). Last Poems. Cuala Press, 1939.
Price: US$1750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing published by the Cuala Press. A superb copy. The book is in wonderful condition with slight wear to the spine. The binding is tight, with light wear to the boards. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a lovely copy in collectors condition. We buy Yeats First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.