Poems. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1908. Fifth English Edition (third issue in this famous binding). Pp, xiii, 300, uncut. Frontispiece portrait of the author by John B. Yeats. Title-page printed in red & black. Publisher’s blue cloth, richly decorated in gilt, in a binding designed by Althea Gyles. Device stamped in gilt to lower board. Light shelf-wear to covers, scattered spotting to contents pages.

A lovely example of ‘Poems’ in this iconic ‘golden design’ binding by Althea Gyles.

The First Edition was published in 1895, subsequent edition were published with a new preface, to which Yeats had revised and rewrote ‘The Wanderings of Oisin’ and ‘ The Countess Cathleen.