Description
FIRST EDITION, 8vo, pp. x, [iv], 51, [1]. Untrimed in original grey wrappers printed in maroon. A touch of light spotting. Wrappers lightly soiled, creased and rubbed at edges, short tears at head and foot of spine.
Homeward Songs by the Way.
- Dublin: Whaley 1894
£500
Notes
The first edition of the first book by George William Russell (1867-1935), published under his regular pseudonym 'Æ'. It began his reputation as part of the Irish Literary Revival, bringing him to the attention of Yeats and Joyce. Rare in the fragile original wrappers.
