ALS signed “W. B. Yeats,” one page both sides, 4.25 x 5.75, personal letterhead, November 18, 1920. Letter to Mr. Hughes. In full: “Forgive my not having answered your letter. I have had an operation & have found my correspondence in great confusion. I am afraid I cannot speak to your society at present. I have neither voice nor vitality for a sustained effort.” In fine condition, with a crossed out date notation at the top and uniform toning. This letter dates to a very important period for Yeats and his beloved Ireland itself. It was penned in the same month that saw the publication of the poem ‘The Second Coming’—arguably his greatest work—and just three days later, on November 21, violence broke out in Dublin in what is remembered as the ‘Bloody Sunday’ of the Irish War of Independence. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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