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London: Macmillan and Co, 1928. First edition, one of only 2000 copies printed. 110, [2] pp. 8vo. Original green cloth with gilt tower design by T. Sturge Moore. Near fine copy in near fine illustrated dust-jacket (a small inner tear at head of front fold”. Moore, Thomas Sturge. First edition, one of only 2000 copies printed. 110, [2] pp. 8vo. First edition of one of Yeats’ finest books, containing “Sailing to Byzantium”, “The Tower”, “Leda and the Swan”, and others.

The Tower is a book of poems by W. B. Yeats, published in 1928. The collection is viewed as one of the poet's most important, containing some of his most famous poems, such as 'Sailing to Byzantium,' 'Leda and the Swan,' and 'Among School Children.' The Tower furthered Yeats's meditations on aging, the creative process, and the nature of the physical and the spiritual world.

The first edition of 'The Tower' published by Macmillan Publishers in 1928 can often be detected by its distinctive hardcover, the publisher's mark, and potentially by the print run number if available.