W. B. Yeats — Poems

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1895 . First edition. Cloth. Beautifully bound in the publisher's original decorative cloth, this is the first edition of this important collected edition of the poetical works of William Butler Yeats. The first edition of this work, one of only 750 copies printed, correctly identified with the presence of 'Printed by T and A Constable, Printers to Her Majesty at the Edinburgh University Press' to final leaf. Wade 15. With an illustrated title page. Published at the direction of Yeats himself, this volume marked "an important stage in the development of his public self", and brought him more money over three decades than "all my other books put together".  Former owner's inscription, dated Oct. 1935, to the half title. Including poems from the collections 'The Rose' and 'The Crossways,' including "The Stolen Child" and "The Lake Isle of Innisfree", along with the epic poem "The Wanderings of Oisin" and the plays "The Land of Heart's Desire" and "The Countess Cathleen".  In the publisher's original decorative cloth binding, with gilt detailing to boards and back strip. Back strip and board perimeters age toned. Bumps resulting in minor losses of cloth to back strip head and tail. Front hinge lightly strained but firmly held. Front and rear free endpapers removed. Inscriptions to half title. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright. Underlining and annotation throughout the work to majority of leaves, in pencil. Good . Ill.: None. Good .