Poems of W. B. Yeats | Yeats, William Butler; Helen Vendler, selected and introduction of poems; Richard Diebenkorn, illustrations

William Butler Yeats, Richard Diebenkorn

Published by Arion Press, San Francisco, 1990

About this Item

Poems of W.B. Yeats (with 6 Etchings by Richard Diebenkorn) | Year: 1990 | Size: 10.5 x 8.25 (26.67 x 20.95 cm) (each) | Edition: 314 of 400 | Numbered in pencil | Signed in pencil "R Diebenkorn" | COA provided (gallery issued) | Publisher: Arion Press Condition: Fine | | Quarter red goatskin with evergreen cloth boards, gilt lettering on the spine, limitation statement at the front with artist's signature in pencil, title page in red and black, poem titles in red; quarto size (10.5" by 8.25"), pagination: [i-vi] vii-xxv [xxvi-xxxi] [1-2] 3-171 [172] [1 colophon]. Housed in a slipcase covered on the top, bottom, and spine with matching green cloth, paper spine label with gilt lettering. 6 etched plates by Diebenkorn. Original red Morocco-backed green cloth; original cloth slipcase. LIMITED EDITION, copy 314 of 400 numbered copies SIGNED BY DIEBENKORN and printed for distribution among the contributors to the publication. Yeats's poems, printed with red titles and black Baskerville monotype, are paired with six of Diebenkorn's figurative etchings, the first book illustrations he has completed. Helen Vendler describes the synthesis of the two: "The Yeatsian metamorphoses of the coat of the body and the coat of its art are re-embodied in Richard Diebenkorn's etchings here, in which the coat changes from a real garment to a metaphysical form." As new.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Poems of W. B. Yeats | Yeats, William Butler; Helen Vendler, selected and introduction of poems; Richard Diebenkorn, illustrations
• Publisher: Arion Press, San Francisco
• Publication Date: 1990
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Illustrator(s)