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William Butler Yeats (13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939) was an Irish poet, dramatist, prose writer and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival and became a pillar of the Irish literary establishment who helped to found the Abbey Theatre, and in his later years served two terms as a Senator of the Irish Free State.
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Signed “The Poems Yeats”
“The Poems of W.B. Yeats. The Definitive Edition in Two Volumes.” London: Macmillan: 1949. One of only 300 limited edition copies signed by the author and printed on Glastonbury Ivory Toned Antique Laid paper. Two volume set bound in olive green buckram boards and housed in original slipcase. Yeats spent the final years of his life revising the text of this volume of poems, of which he had corrected the proofs and signed the special page to appear at the beginning of volume one. With his death in 1939 and the outbreak of the war later that year, Macmillan shelved the project and did not issue this signed limited edition until 1949. Volume One includes: “The Wanderings of Oisin,” “Crossways,” “The Rose,” “The Wind Among the Reeds,” “The Old Age of Queen Maeve,” Baile and Aillinn,” “In the Seven Woods,” “The Shadowy Waters,” and others. Volume Two includes: “The Wild Swans at Coole,” “Michael Roberts and the Dances,” “The Tower,” “The Winding Stair and other Poems,” “A Full Moon in March,” and “Last Poems.” Fading to backstrips. Slipcase shows wears in the form of bumped corners and worn edges. Covering to slipcase coming loose in several areas. Overall, a handsome set in very good condition. Sold for $2,279.
Signed Limited First Edition of William Butler Yeats’ “The Variorum Edition of the Poems”
Signed limited first edition of William Butler Yeats’ “The Variorum Edition of the Poems of W.B. Yeats.” New York: Macmillan, 1957. Bound in publishers red and tan cloth with original slipcase. As was often the case with popular authors, Yeats signed his name to a number of specially printed sheets to be tipped into publications after his death. This is #306 of 825 such copies signed by Yeats. Few poets revised as frequently or extensively as did Yeats; this volume contains variant wordings from a wide range of his published works. Fine condition. Sold for $1,883.
W.B. Yeats “A Vision” — Scarce Signed 1st Edition With Dustjacket
Scarce signed first edition of W.B. Yeats’ esoteric work “A Vision.” Publisher T. Werner Laurie, LTD: London: 1925: 256pp. measuring 6″ x 9.25″. Signed on the limited edition page indicating this copy as No. 18 of the 600 published. Yeats spent an extraordinary ten years in the research and writing of this book and felt that the poetry he wrote afterward was significantly informed by his studies for it. He writes here, “…I wished for a system of thought that would leave my imagination free to create as it chose…” Sage green hardcover with plain dustjacket with chipping along top spine, very slight foxing along edges of pages throughout. Very good condition. Sold for $1,712.
W.B. Yeats Signed Early Poems and Stories 1925 First
William Butler Yeats (13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939) was an Irish poet, dramatist, prose writer and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. A pillar of the Irish literary establishment, he helped to found the Abbey Theatre, and in his later years served two terms as a Senator of the Irish Free State. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival along with Lady Gregory, Edward Martyn and others.
Nobel Prize winning poet, W.B. Yeats signed copy of his “Early Poems and Stories”. First U.S. limited edition published in New York: Macmillan and Co., 1925. One of only 250 signed copies, this being #51. In lovely, near fine condition with light toning. Sold for $1,634.
William Butler Yeats Signed Note to Fan
Immensely influential symbolist poet William Butler Yeats signed note to fan. Undated, note reads in full: ”Dear Madam / above is the autograph you wrote to me for on May 9 / Yrs. / W.B. Yeats / 4 Brown St. / Oxford”. The original owner likely separated the second autograph as the top of the page is unevenly trimmed. Yeats won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923 and continues to be read and taught across the globe. Note measures 7” x 4.25”. Vertical fold and minor creasing, in overall very good condition. Sold for $500.
Sylvia Plath’s Pulitzer Prize in Poetry
The Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, awarded posthumously to literary icon Sylvia Plath for ”The Collected Poems” in 1982, and the only notable literary award won by Plath. Pulitzer Prizes infrequently come to auction, with this one even more special for its importance to 20th century literature; the Poetry Jury Report from 1982 commented on its importance: ”The appearance of ”Collected Poems” of Sylvia Plath is an extraordinary literary event. Plath won no major prizes in her lifetime, and most of her work has been posthumously published…the combination of metaphorical brilliance with an effortless formal structure makes this a striking volume…”
Pulitzer Prize is accompanied by two telegrams from Sovern to Ted Hughes, both dated 13 April 1982, with one reading ”The Collected Poems of Sylvia Plath won the Pulitzer Poetry Prize to-day”. Also included is a typed letter signed by Sovern on Columbia University letterhead, dated 30 April 1982, to Ted Hughes that accompanied presentation of the Prize. Sold for $12,500.
Robert Frost Signed Book with Handwritten Verse
Robert Frost signed book “A Further Range” with handwritten verse from “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.” New York: Henry Holt and Company: 1936. First edition, second impression. Original red cloth lettered in gilt with dustjacket. Signed and inscribed in ink in March, 1937 by Frost on the front free endpaper with the final verse from “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.” Inscription reads: “The woods are lovely, dark and deep / But I have promises to keep / And miles to go before I sleep / And miles to go before I sleep. / Robert Frost / For Mary Ellen Gombes San Antonio Texas March 1937.” Frost wrote this poem about winter in June 1922 at his house in Shaftsbury, Vermont that is now home to the “Robert Frost Stone House Museum.” Frost had been up the entire night writing the long poem “New Hampshire” and had finally finished when he realized morning had come. He went out to view the sunrise and suddenly got the idea for “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.” He wrote the new poem in just a few minutes and later stated that “It was as if I’d had a hallucination.” “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” was Frost’s favorite of his own poems and later called it his “best bid for remembrance.” Dustjacket shows minor chipping to head and tail of spine and to folds; some toning. Near fine condition. Sold for $5,000.
First Edition of Sylvia Plath’s Poem “A Winter Ship” — One of Only 60 Copies Extant, Personally Owned by Sylvia Plath
Scarce copy of Sylvia Plath’s first separately published work, “A Winter Ship”, describing a Bostonian wharf in winter with precise and evocative detail. Edinburgh: The Tragara Press, 1960. Plath was reportedly delighted with the design of the booklet, which is one of only 60 copies, each listing the title of the poem without her authorship. Two page poem is printed on a sheet on laid paper with deckled edge, housed in marbled wrappers with title label pasted on front. Measures 5.5″ x 8.625″. Near fine condition. Originally owned by Sylvia Plath, and from the estate of Frieda Hughes. Sold for $3,000.
Robert Frost Autograph Poem Signed of “A Tuft of Flowers” — One of Frost’s Earliest Poems & Considered by Him to Be One of His Best, Bound Into a Signed Limited Edition of “Steeple Bush”
Beautiful limited edition signed presentation copy of “A Steeple Bush”, with an autograph poem signed by Robert Frost bound within. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1947, number 706 of the limited edition of 751 copies. Unique to this presentation copy is an autograph portion of his poem, “A Tuft of Flowers”, handwritten and signed by Frost in blue fountain pen. Originally entitled “The Tuft of Flowers”, this poem was included in “A Boy’s Will”, Frost’s first commercially published book of poems from 1915. Of this particular poem, Frost commented that it represented his coming back towards people, and considered it one of his best. Poem reads in full,
“A Tuft of Flowers
But he turned first and led my eye to look
At a tall tuft of flowers beside a brook –
A leaping tongue of bloom the scythe had spared
Beside a reedy brook the scythe had bared.
The mower in the dew had loved them thus
By leaving them to flourish, not for us,
Nor yet to draw one thought of ours to him,
But from sheer morning gladness at the brim……
Robert Frost
For Eugene R. Petty / December 25, 1959″.
Poem is bound into the book preceding the limitation page. Bound in sage green boards, with a gilt illustration to the front cover, book is housed in the publisher’s sage green slipcase, measuring 6.5″ x 9.875″. Mild wear to book and slipcase, overall in very good plus condition. Both poem and signature page are near fine. Sold for $2,300.
Robert Frost Signed First Printing of “A Masque of Reason” — With Lengthy Poetic Sentiment, “…You don’t catch women trying to be Plato…”
Robert Frost signed first edition, first printing of his 1945 play “A Masque of Reason”. Henry Holt & Co.: New York: 1945. Frost pens upon the front free endpaper, “Of course in the abstract high singular / There isn’t any universal reason, / And none but a man would think there was. / You don’t catch women trying to be Plato. / Robert Frost / Ripton Vermont / September 1945”. Play is in very good condition with uniform toning and a few discreet notations in pencil. Unclipped dustjacket is in fair condition with paper loss to edges. Sold for $1,946.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Pens & Signs His Famous Poem — “Art is long and time is fleeting…” — 1850
Great American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow handwrites the fourth stanza of his famous poem “A Psalm of Life” on a slip of paper and signs it, “Henry W. Longfellow”. It reads: “Art is long and time is fleeting, / And our hearts though stout and brave, / Still like muffled drums are beating / Funeral marches to the grave. / Henry Wadsworth Longfellow / November 18, 1950″. Measures 7″ x 3.25”. Toning, folds, and tape remnants to verso, else near fine. A 4″ x 4.75″ engraving of Longfellow is included. Sold for $1,669.
Original Book From William Wordsworth’s Personal Library — Signed by the Revered Poet on Title Page
British Romantic poet William Wordsworth book from his personal library, signed clearly ”W Wordsworth” on title page. Wordsworth spearheaded the Romantic poetry movement in England along with Samuel Taylor Coleridge and others in the 19th century, becoming known for his 1798 collaboration with Coleridge entitled ”Lyrical Ballads.” Book is written in French and titled, ”Causes celebres et Interessantes avec Les Jugements Qui Les Ont Decidees / Redigles de nouveau par M. Richer, ancien avocat au Parlement, Tome Premiere.” Published ”Chez Michel Rhey” in Amsterdam in 1772 as a volume of legal judgments by various authors. Wordsworth lived in France, becoming engrossed in the Revolutionary Republican movement. He fell in love with a French woman, Annette Vallon, who in 1792 gave birth to their child, Caroline. Front fly leaf has notes written in French, though not identifiably in Wordsworth’s hand. Book is split into two parts and the front board is detached. Very good condition otherwise. Sold for $1,420.
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