Collected Poems

London: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1913. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. An author's presentation copy of this collection of poems, George William Russell presenting the copy to Lota Law, wife of Hugh Alexander Law, and owner of the house where Russell would often go to hunt fairies. The first edition of this work.Author's presentation copy, inscribed to the recto to the front endpaper, 'Mrs Law, with best wishes from AE, Christmas 1913'.Mrs Lota Law, Charlotte Anne Harriet Law nee Stuart, was the wife of Hugh Alexander Law, an Irish nationalist politician. Their home was Marble Hill House in Donegal, where they played hosts to George William Russell on a number of occasions; when he stayed at Marble Hill House he stayed in the children's house in the grounds, which was known as the 'Fairy House', apparently where he found his strongest psychic insights, spending his time there hunting for fairies in their woods. They also hosted W. B. Yeats, Jack Yeats, P.H. Pearse, William Orpen, G.K. Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc.A poetry selection of George William Russell, written under his pseudonym, Æ, or A.E.Including 'By the Margin of the Great Deep', 'Star Teachers', 'The Divine Vision', 'The Dawn of Darkness', 'The Symbol Seduces', 'A New World', 'On a Hill-Top', 'Divine Visitation', and more.Russell was an Irish author and mystic.Newspaper clipping adhered to the verso to the front endpaper, containing a poem by A.E. titled 'Gods of War'. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with some light marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Author's inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Prior owner's pencil notes to the rear endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with a few spots. Small closed tear to the half-title. The occasional pencil note to the text. Newspaper clipping adhered to the verso to the front endpaper, containing a poem by A.E. titled 'Gods of War'. Very Good