Shadowy Waters, First Edition (37 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Acting version as first played at the Abbey Theatre, December 8th, 1906. 12mo. volume (pamphlet) in paper wraps, sewn. Condition: wear & soiling to wraps; minor wear overall; else good condition. 28 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Very Fine. First edition, first printing (thus). Small Octavo pamphlet in stapled wrappers; 15 p. 19 cm. Erratum slip laid in. Uncommon and presumably quite scarce in such pristine condition. Erratum slip laid in. Very Fine with very faintest signs of handling.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No d/w. First Edition. xx + 349pp; Edges slightly spotted else a bright tight copy; Size: 8vo. Book.

1st edition. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges very slightly dust-toned as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series: Manuscripts of W.B. Yeats ; vol. 1. Physical description: xxiii, 349 pages illustrations, facsimiles, 27 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages xxi-xxiii). Subjects: Yeats, W. B. (William Butler) 1865-1939; Shadowy waters Criticism, Textual. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition 4to. Mild wear to unclipped jacket, good grey-brown boards, soyund binding, excellent internally.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. A very good copy in the dust wrapper, previous owner's bookplate on the front end paper.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 349 pages. The manuscripts of W. B. Yeats transcribed, edited and commented upon.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition. A near fine copy in a lightly handled dust wrapper. Not inscribed or price clipped.

1st edition. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges very slightly dust-toned as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series: Manuscripts of W.B. Yeats ; vol. 1. Physical description: xxiii, 349 pages illustrations, facsimiles, 27 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages xxi-xxiii). Subjects: Yeats, W. B. (William Butler) 1865-1939; Shadowy waters Criticism, Textual. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 349pp; brown cloth, gilt-stamped spine. Clean, unmarked contents. No library stamps; no ownership markings.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition thus. 8vo, quarter cloth, stained, darkened spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The first edition, a very good copy in the publisher's cloth, no markings or inscriptions. Just some light spotting to the prelims.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Wraps. Slim 8vo.pp. 28. Acting version: Theatre play first performed at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, December 8th, 1906. Publisher's file copy with their hand-written label "FILE' on the front cover. Original publisher's string-bound wraps in brown, lettered black. Very good. Front cover very slightly chipped at lower edge. Decent copy. Pages uncut.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. A few foxing spots to rear cover, stapled. 16pp, pages 4 and 15 have a word crossed out and another written over the top. Otherwise clean and bright. SCARCE.; 106711; 8vo Slim.

First Edition. THE SHADOWY WATERS in The North American Review for May, 1900, lst Am.ed., quarter size stain on front cover getting smaller on the next 5 pages of ads, else very good to very good plus in wraps. Also contains ORIGINS OF THE NEGRO RACE by Stanley.

Original Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American. American Presentation Edition and an early Yeats publication (Wade 32); decoated paper wraps in very nice, bright condition; the book is 5 13/16 x 3 1/8; dedicated to Lady Gregory; title page is loosening but still attached; a fragile early Yeats piece that I'm surprised has survived in this nice consition; according to Wade it was published in the autumn of 1901; I don't see any other copies on ABE Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. There is a 2 inch x 2 inch moisture stain at the bottom front board that runs through the first six pages and returns at the last 2 pages, rear pastedown and rear board. The book is otherwise Near Fine in blue cloth with gilt titles. There is some very light rubbing to the edges of the rear board. 1st Printing . 57pp 8vo.

First edition, 8vo., pp.xv,224, uncut, backed in cream cloth, brown paper-covered boards, 4 b/w plates with tissue guards; lacks title label to spine, front endpapers cracked (joint remains firm), else a very good, clean copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First US Edition. Recently professionally rebacked with beige paper. Original boards heavily edgeworn, with rounded exposed corners, light soiling, and browning along upper portions. Solid binding and clean text. New endpapers. Slight chipping to some page edges. No ownership marks, ex-lib marks, stamps or stickers. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 62 pages.

Hardback. Condition: Good Only. None (illustrator). First edition. The first U.S. edition of this haunting poetic drama from celebrated Irish poet W. B. Yeats. First U.S. edition.In the publisher's paper covered boards, with paper title label to the front board. Several leaves uncut.This poetic drama from W. B. Yeats draws from Irish mythology and folklore, following the journey of a mortal prince to a mystical realm inhabited by supernatural beings.Yeats maintains as one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. A driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival and founder of the Abbey Theatre, he was awarded the 1923 Nobel Prize in Literature. With major works including The Land of Heart's Desire, Cathleen ni Houlihan and Deirdre.This copy from the library of Milton McCormick Gatch (1932-2023) who was Dean, Provost and Librarian at Union Theological Seminary and a longtime co-priest-in-charge at the Chapel of St. James the Fisherman in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. In the publisher's paper covered boards, with paper title label to the front board. Several leaves uncut.Externally, front joint is weak, with front board at risk of detaching with further handling. Sunning to the spine and boards, with loss to the back strip. A couple spots and handling marks. Bookplate of Milton McCormick Gatch to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with a small closed tear to the dedication leaf. Good Only. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. First Edition. 57p large octavo, A very good copy in original blue cloth, nicked on the front cover. marred by an erasure on the half title.

First Edition, 1971. Limited Edition. 1/1250 copies, printed letterpress and bound in quarter pale lime cloth, light tan paper covered boards, black endpapers, in tan dustwrapper printed in black and brown. Not price-clipped. Book is Fine (one t iny spot to top of textblock), heel of spine lightly bumped. The fragile jacket is Near Fine, minutely worn at spine-ends, with tape mends to verso. 70pp.

Condition: Good. 1911. First edition. Hardback. Uncut. Binding slightly loose. Some light foxing. 224pp. First edition copy. . . .

First Ed. 57pp. roy.8vo. original blue cloth decorated in gilt. spine end sl. rubbed. half title page Owner's signd.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1900. First Edition. 57pp. roy.8vo. In original blue cloth with gilt decoration and lettering. In very good + condition.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. A tight, impressive copy of the 1900 1st edition. Crisp and Near Fine in its navy-blue cloth, with 2 bright gilt-ornaments to the front panel and bright gilt-titling along the spine. Internally, clean as could be, with no writing or markings, and only several tiny spots of foxing to the endpapers and pastedowns. A very presentable copy.

Blue/gilt hardback cloth cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. G + : in good [plus] condition without dust jacket and in clear protective wraps. Corners bumped and minor wear to spine ends. School prize plate to front pastedown. Endpapers browned with some offsetting. Teg. 250mm x 200mm (10" x 8"). 57pp.

Hardcover. First edition. 57 pages, 24 x 17.5 cm. Fresh, clean copy, wide text margins, owner inscription dated 1900, book dedicated to Lady Gregory. Backstrip gilt lettering bright as well as the two front cover gilt decorations. WADE 30. Orig. navy vertically ribbed blue cloth. Teg. Near fine.

First Edition. [Dramatic poetry] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Quarto (25 x 18cm), pp.57 [3]. Publisher's dark blue ribbed cloth, gilt titles to spine, gilt floral motif with dropped petal to upper board, top edge gilt others untrimmed. Bookseller's ticket and a discreet date inscription to pastedown. Some light spotting to preliminaries, occasional marks to the textblock. Binding slightly rubbed to extremities, some marks to boards, spine ends a little pushed. Gilt and cloth remains very bright and vivid. A very well persevered example. Very good.

First edition. Original blue cloth, with a flower design to the upper cover. A near fine copy, with a little wear to the spine ends and corners and occasional light marks to covers. Yeats's lyrical, visionary play which tells a story of love between Forgael, a dreamer-pirate, and Dectora, a proud queen whose ship he captures.