W. B. Yeats — Early Poems and Stories

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited , 1925. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this W. B. Yeats anthology comprising his early poems and stories, with the unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. With the publisher's unclipped dust wrapper.A classic collection of W. B. Yeats' poems and stories, which largely focus on Irish folklore, mythology and nationalism. Featuring works from 'Crossways', 'The Rose', 'The Celtic Twilight' and 'Stories of Red Hanrahan&apos. W. B. Yeats maintains as one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. A driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival and founder of the Abbey Theatre, he was awarded the 1923 Nobel Prize in Literature. With major works including The Land of Heart's Desire, Cathleen ni Houlihan and Deirdre.From the library of Milton McCormick Gatch (1932-2023) who was Dean, Provost and Librarian at Union Theological Seminary and a longtime co-priest-in-charge at the Chapel of St. James the Fisherman in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. In the original blind-stamped cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with minor fading and bumping to the spine. Two bookplates to the front paste down, one transferred directly to it and the other tipped-in, belonging to Milton McC. Gatch. Dust wrapper is sunned to the spine, with light chipping to the head and tail. Small splits to the tail. Tide mark to the front panel and minor loss to the heads and tails of the folds. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with spotting to the fore edge affecting occasional pages. Light spotting and toning to the endpapers. Contemporary gift inscription to front free endpaper. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.