The Secret Rose

Yeats (W.B.).   Frontispiece Lawrence and Bullen,  1897 First Edition, First Issue (with “Lawrence and Bullen” at the foot of the spine)    Original blue cloth decorated and lettered in gilt, designed by Althea Gyles Some spotting to first and last few leaves, but a very nice, bright copy with just the slightest of wear to the extremities; ownership inscription on front free end-paper  This copy is bound in ribbed (as opposed to smooth) cloth, a scarce early binding variant, quickly withdrawn when it was discovered that the gilt did not adhere well: fortunately, this copy has not suffered in that way. 

Price: £1500