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RUSSELL, George William (A.E., 1867-1935). The Earth Breath and Other Poems by A.E.. London and New York: John Lane, The Bodley Head, [1897]. 8° (160 x 120mm). Extra-illustrated with frontispiece on verso of half-title, caption in the author's hand. Original printed boards. Provenance: Cottie Yeats (bookplate). Mary Cottenham Yeats (Cottie) was the sister-in-law of W.B. Yeats to whom Russell dedicated this collection of poems. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Exhibited: Grolier Club (exhibition label loosely inserted).
Russell, G.W. Homeward Songs by the Way. London and New York: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1901. 8° (168 x 125mm). ORIGINAL PASTEL DRAWING BY THE AUTHOR on half-title, inscribed 'Aum. Faint grew the yellow buds of night'. Original printed boards (spine discoloured). Provenance: Cottie Yeats (bookplate). THIRD EDITION. Exhibited: Grolier Club (exhibition label loosely inserted); with A Memoir of AE, George William Russell by John Eglinton (London: Macmillan, 1937) and another 3 books by Russell. (7)
Russell, G.W. Homeward Songs by the Way. London and New York: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1901. 8° (168 x 125mm). ORIGINAL PASTEL DRAWING BY THE AUTHOR on half-title, inscribed 'Aum. Faint grew the yellow buds of night'. Original printed boards (spine discoloured). Provenance: Cottie Yeats (bookplate). THIRD EDITION. Exhibited: Grolier Club (exhibition label loosely inserted); with A Memoir of AE, George William Russell by John Eglinton (London: Macmillan, 1937) and another 3 books by Russell. (7)
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