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J. B. YEATS - LETTERS TO HIS SON W. B. YEATS AND OTHERS 1869-1922.

by HONE, JOSEPH - Edited with a memoir by and with a preface by ELTON, OLIVER:

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UK,slim 8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp.[Originally and first published 1944,and the 1st edn,2nd imp - this edn - May 1944.Even as a 2nd imp,it precedes the (US),E. P. Dutton & Co.,New York,1946 issue/edn.] NFINE. No owner inscrptn.Bright,crisp.clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original brick red cloth boards/covers with immaculate plain white/cream endpapers,both hinges solid and sound without any nicks,splits,tears or cracking,bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip - the title within a double-line border above and below; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing,no nicks,tears, splits or fraying present.Top edges darkened,fore-edges similarly so,and deckled (untrimmed); contents bright,tight,clean - text body foxing-free,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread apart from my own collation.UK,slim 8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp,5-296pp [paginated] includes a preface by Oliver Elton,a contents list/table,illus list/table,a memoir of John Butler Yeats by Joseph Hone (a few pages in these prelims unopened as indeed are some few others,further on in the book),some 251 letters,16pp contemporary facsimile monochrome illustration reproductions (frntis included) interspersed throughout the text and the book,an index,plus [unpaginated] half-title,contemporary,b/w full-length portrait illustrated frntis,and title page. John Butler Yeats was the father of the poet W.B. Yeats and the painter Jack Yeats.This selection of his letters covers the period 1869 to his death in 1922.They are rich in ideas,opinions and gossip,and discuss art, and Irish affairs. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item,for correct,insured (where necessary) shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL oversea buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page.

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R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY. GB (GB)
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Title
J. B. YEATS - LETTERS TO HIS SON W. B. YEATS AND OTHERS 1869-1922.
Author
HONE, JOSEPH - Edited with a memoir by and with a preface by ELTON, OLIVER:
Illustrator
illus with contemporary facsimile monochrome illustration reproductions.
Format/Binding
Hardback.
Book Condition
Used - FINE.
Jacket Condition
Minus dw/dj.
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Edition
UK,slim 8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp.
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
LONDON.FABER AND FABER LIMITED,1944.
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
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