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Lot 339: John Butler Yeats RHA (1839-1922) Early Memories; Some Chapters Of Autobiography by John Butler Yeats, 1922, And two other titles

Est: €300 EUR - €500 EURSold:
Whyte'sDublin, IrelandApril 23, 2010

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John Butler Yeats RHA (1839-1922) Early Memories; Some Chapters Of Autobiography by John Butler Yeats, 1922, And two other titles the first title with dedication on inside cover from Isaac Yeats to Fannie Gordon dated 27 September, 1923; dedicated and date [1944] in a second hand
22 by 15cm., 8.5 by 6in.
Provenance:
The first title a gift from Isaac Yeats to his sister Fannie Gordon; thence by descent;
First Title, The Cuala Press, 1923. First Edition limited to 500 copies. In original blue boards with linen spine. With provenance details on insert laid in. Second title, The Divine Vision and Other Poems by A.E. Hamilton, London and New York, 1904. First Edition hard back in original teal boards with gilt-titled upper on spine. This title was owned by the Reverend Robert Malcolm Gwynn (1877-1962) of Trinity College dated July 1904 and was originally purchased from Greene's, Clare Street. Third title Some Passages from the Letters of A.E. to W.B. Yeats, Cuala Press, Dublin, 1936. With letter to Lolly Yeats affixed to lower inside board and dated 12/9/33. (3 books)

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History & Literature

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Whyte's
April 23, 2010, 05:00 PM GMT

Freemasons Hall 17 Molesworth Street, Dublin, 2, IE