Plays in Prose and Verse: Written for an Irish Theatre, and Generally With the Help of a Friend by W. B. (William Butler) Yeats - 2012-01-10

Macmillan, 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. A near fine copy of the first American edition (Wade #137), based on the English New and Revised edition. A bright copy in the original green cloth decorated in gilt and blind (very slight wear; neat ink gift inscription on front endpaper).

London: Macmillan and Co, 1931. 4th Impression. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: ix, 447 pages; 19 cm. Contents:Cathleen ni Houlihan.--The pot of broth.--The hour-glass (in prose)--The king's threshold.--On Baile's strand.--The shadowy waters (Stage version)--Deirdre.--The unicorn from the stars.--The green helmet.--The hour-glass (in verse)--The player queen.--Notes.--Music for plays.Subjects: Abbey Theatre (Dublin, Ireland). Irish drama (English) 19th century. Irish drama (English) 20th century.

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1922. [Plays] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[12]; 447; [5]. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine, with blind embossed detailing to spine and front board. Pictorial print to front and rear pastedown. Untrimmed edges. Internally clean, browning to textblock top edge, spine sunned, slight bumping to lower spine and lower front corner, fading to board edges. Near fine. One of 1500 copies published. Wade, W.B. Yeats Bibliography, 136.