YEATS, W.B.

Leda and the Swan.

Stock Code 106538

Florence, Privately printed by Frederic Prokosch, 1935

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Frederic Prokosch's copy. Leda and the Swan by W.B. Yeats, privately printed and signed by the author Frederic Prokosch. Prokosch has written 'This was the first copy off the press' and initialed it.

First edition thus, number one of 5 copies on Sicily paper, from a total edition of 22, Prokosch's own copy with his signed bookplate, also signed by him on the colophon; 12mo; original hand-coloured illustration by Frederic Prokosch signed by him in pencil and mounted as frontispiece, light spotting to prelims; original pictorial wrappers in blue, orange and white, white label to upper cover, with Prokosch's manuscript 'Bibliographical Note' on blue paper, preserved in marbled folding case and quarter morocco slipcase. A fine example.

Wade 185.

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Provenance: Frederic Prokosch (signed bookplate).

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