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William Butler Yeats

Shop rare books by W.B. Yeats, the Nobel Prize-winning Irish poet, playwright, and towering figure of 20th-century literature. William Butler Yeats (1865–1939) blended mysticism, politics, and romance to create a body of work that remains as haunting as it is beautiful.

Rare books by Yeats offer a glimpse into the soul of a man who helped shape modern Irish identity. From early collections steeped in Celtic myth to his later, more austere works, Yeats’s poetry and prose capture the transformation of Ireland and the evolution of a singular artistic vision.

This collection includes a remarkable range of Yeats’s most celebrated titles, including The Tower, The Winding Stair, Leda and the Swan, and The Wild Swans at Coole. Also featured are important collaborations and associated works, such as A Packet for Ezra Pound and Cathleen ni Houlihan. These editions, many published in limited runs or by notable presses, are presented in fine bindings and offer rich opportunities for both new and seasoned collectors.

Browse our selection of W.B. Yeats’s rare editions at Shapero Rare Books today.

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  • The Singing Head by W.B. Yeats, privately printed and signed by the author Frederic Prokosch.
    The Singing Head by W.B. Yeats, privately printed and signed by the author Frederic Prokosch.

    YEATS, W.B.
    The Singing Head. xmas 1934.
    $5,448.00

  • Leda and the Swan by W.B. Yeats, privately printed and signed by the author Frederic Prokosch.
    Leda and the Swan by W.B. Yeats, privately printed and signed by the author Frederic Prokosch.

    YEATS, W.B.
    Leda and the Swan. Christmas 1935.
    $5,448.00

  • The first Macmillan edition of Yeats' The Wild Swans at Coole, introducing 17 new poems not included in the earlier Cuala Press version.
    The first Macmillan edition of Yeats' The Wild Swans at Coole, introducing 17 new poems not included in the earlier Cuala Press version.

    YEATS, W.B.
    The Wild Swans at Coole. 1919.
    $4,500.00

  • First edition of The Tower by W.B. Yeats, with the rare dustjacket.
    First edition of The Tower by W.B. Yeats, with the rare dustjacket.

    YEATS, W.B.
    The Tower. 1928.
    $4,427.00

  • The first edition of Yeats' The Wanderings of Oisin, his first regularly published work, released in a limited edition of 500 copies by subscription.
    The first edition of Yeats' The Wanderings of Oisin, his first regularly published work, released in a limited edition of 500 copies by subscription.

    YEATS, W.B.
    The Wanderings of Oisin and Other Poems. 1889.
    $3,600.00

  • The first English edition of Yeats' collected essays, The Cutting of an Agate, a substantially different work to the first American edition.
    The first English edition of Yeats' collected essays, The Cutting of an Agate, a substantially different work to the first American edition.

    YEATS, W.B.
    The Cutting of an Agate. 1919.
    $1,192.00

  • The first edition of Yeat's John Sherman and Dhoya, published under the pseudonym Ganconagh, one of only 356 copies issued in the cloth.
    The first edition of Yeat's John Sherman and Dhoya, published under the pseudonym Ganconagh, one of only 356 copies issued in the cloth.

    [YEATS, W.B.] GANCONAGH (pseud.)
    John Sherman and Dhoya. 1891.
    $1,192.00

  • An excellent copy of The Winding Star by W.B. Yeats, in the distinctive T. Struge Moore binding, notable perhaps for the inclusion of the poem 'Byzantium'.
    An excellent copy of The Winding Star by W.B. Yeats, in the distinctive T. Struge Moore binding, notable perhaps for the inclusion of the poem 'Byzantium'.

    YEATS, W.B.
    The Winding Stair 1933.
    $1,192.00

  • First edition of The King of the Great Clock Tower by W.B. Yeats.
    First edition of The King of the Great Clock Tower by W.B. Yeats.

    YEATS, W.B.
    The King of the Great Clock Tower. 1934.
    $920.00

  • First edition of Stories of Red Hanrahan by W.B. Yeats, printed at the Dun Emer Press.
    First edition of Stories of Red Hanrahan by W.B. Yeats, printed at the Dun Emer Press.

    YEATS, W.B.
    Stories of Red Hanrahan. 1904.
    $920.00

  • First edition in book form, one of circa 300 copies, of Cahtleen ni Hoolihan A Play in One Act and in Prose by W.B. Yeats
    First edition in book form, one of circa 300 copies, of Cahtleen ni Hoolihan A Play in One Act and in Prose by W.B. Yeats

    YEATS, W.B.
    Cathleen ni Hoolihan. 1902.
    $920.00

  • First edition of A Packet for Ezra Pound by W.B. Yeats, one of 425 copies printed at the Cuala Press.
    First edition of A Packet for Ezra Pound by W.B. Yeats, one of 425 copies printed at the Cuala Press.

    YEATS, W.B.
    A Packet for Ezra Pound. 1929.
    $681.00

  • First edition of Estrangement by W.B. Yeats, one of 300 copies printed at the Cuala Press.
    First edition of Estrangement by W.B. Yeats, one of 300 copies printed at the Cuala Press.

    YEATS, W.B.
    Estrangement: 1926.
    $647.00

  • The first published edition of Yeats' The Tables of the Law and the Adoration of the Magi, issued as no.17 of Mathew Elkin's Vigo Cabinet Series.
    The first published edition of Yeats' The Tables of the Law and the Adoration of the Magi, issued as no.17 of Mathew Elkin's Vigo Cabinet Series.

    YEATS, W.B.
    The Tables of the Law and the Adoration of the Magi. 1904.
    $375.00

  • First edition of New Poems by W.B. Yeats, one of 450 copies printed at the Cuala Press.
    First edition of New Poems by W.B. Yeats, one of 450 copies printed at the Cuala Press.

    YEATS, W.B.
    New Poems. 1938.
    $375.00

  • The first American edition of Yeats' collection of essays on various themes, Ideas of Good and Evil, with provenance for the liteary critic F.W. Dupee.
    The first American edition of Yeats' collection of essays on various themes, Ideas of Good and Evil, with provenance for the liteary critic F.W. Dupee.

    YEATS, W.B.
    Ideas of Good and Evil. 1903.
    $375.00

  • Second edition of On the Boiler by W.B. Yeats.
    Second edition of On the Boiler by W.B. Yeats.

    YEATS, W.B.
    On the Boiler. [1938].
    $341.00

  • The first edition, later state of Yeats' Stories from Carleton, with an introduction by the poet, issued as no.48 in The Camelot Serie.
    The first edition, later state of Yeats' Stories from Carleton, with an introduction by the poet, issued as no.48 in The Camelot Serie.

    YEATS, W.B.
    Stories from Carleton: [1889].
    $205.00

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