Elkin Mathews: Publisher to Yeats, Joyce, Pound Tapa dura - 1989

University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, first edition, 1989. Cloth, 8vo, 24 cm,. xiii, 299 pp, ills. From the blurb: "Elkin Mathews is the most significant of that courageous little band of small publishers in Britain who around the turn of the century had a direct hand in the shaping of new literature. During his more than thirty years as a publisher, Mathews brought out books central to the Decadent and Symbolist movements of the 1890s; published the work of authors in the forefront of the Celtic movement; and issued numerous books by Ezra Pound expressive of ideas seminal to poetry in the teens. A list of some of his most influential titles reads like a roll call of works crucial to the rise of modern literature: Oscar Wilde's Salome, Arthur Symons' Silhouettes, W. B. Yeats's The Wind Among the Reeds, John Masefield's Ballads, Ezra Pound's Cathay and Lustra, William Carlos Williams' The Tempers, James Joyce's Chamber Music, and Richard Aldington's Images of… Leer más

Madison, WI: The University of Wisconsin Press. Fine. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 0299122409 . A Fine first edition/first printing; This biography tells the story of Elkin Mathews, publisher of the Little Review and one of the most important figures in the development of modern poetry. Mathews played a pivotal role in the careers of three of the most important poets of the twentieth century - W. B. Yeats, James Joyce, and Ezra Pound.; 8vo; 299 pages .

Madison, WI: The University of Wisconsin Press. Fine. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 0299122409 . A first Edition/First Printing in Fine condition; Nelson's book tells the story of Elkin Mathews and his publishing house, which was a vital part of the literary world of the early 20th century. Elkin Mathews was a publisher who helped bring writers such as Yeats, Joyce, and Pound to prominence.; 8vo; 299 pages .

Madison, WI: The University of Wisconsin Press. Fine. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 0299122409 . A Fine first Printing of the First Softcover Edition; Elkin Mathews published the first book of poetry by William Butler Yeats in 1914 and the first book of poetry by James Joyce in 1922. He also published the first book of poetry by Ezra Pound in 1922.; 8vo; 299 pages .

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