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YEATS, W. B.
The Book of the Rhymers' Club.
[Together with;] The Second Book of the Rhymers' Club.
Publisher: London, Elkin Mathews; and Elkin Mathews and John Lane, 1892 and 1894
Stock code: 48644
Price: £1,000 Currency Conversion
First editions. The Rhymers' Club was founded by W. B. Yeats in 1890 as an informal poetry society that met at the Cheshire Cheese in Fleet Street. This set includes both volumes published by the group, featuring poetry by Yeats and 12 other contributors: Ernest Dowson, Edwin J. Ellis, G. A. Greene, Arthur Cecil Hillier, Lionel Johnson, Richard le Gallienne, Victor Plarr, Ernest Radford, Ernest Rhys, T. W. Rolleston, Arthur Symons, and John Todhunter. The print run for the first book was 450. 500 British and 100 US copies were produced of the second.
2 volumes, small octavo (160 × 120 mm). Both in original cloth, the first with paper label to spine, the second with gilt titles to spine. Housed in custom blue quarter morocco slipcase, with chemise, gilt titles and compartments to spine, red morocco onlays. Bookplate of Myra Cohn in both. First book shows light rubbing to spine, browning of endpapers, a very good copy. Second book has slight edge wear, an excellent copy. Case slightly rubbed.
