The Tower

London: Macmillan & Co, 1928. First edition. Hardcover. Very good condition. Octavo. vi 110pp [2]. Green cloth with gilt embossed illustrated cover and spine, designed by Thomas Sturge Moore. Gilt lettering on cover and spine. Pages uncut. The beautiful collection of poetry features a number of Yeats most famous and acclaimed works including "Sailing to Byzantium," "The Tower," "Leda and the Swan," "Among School Children," and was his first major publication after winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923. Includes two additional pages of publisher's ads at the back, featuring other titles by Yeats. Previous owner's name, J. Russell Lynes, the longtime editor of Harper's Magazine, inked to front free endpaper. Binding with light wear and spine lightly rubbed. Block with light age toning. (Inventory #: 54765)