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Yeats, Elizabeth Corbet (Lolly), Brush-work Studies, two art textbooks.
Brushwork Studies of Flowers, Fruits and Animals for Teachers and Advanced Students. London and
Liverpool, George Philip & Son (& Nephew), 1898. Oblong Quarto. coloured frontispiece, 11 pages of
text and XXVII plates (24 colour) with text verso, green cloth with title to spine and cover; Elementary
Brushwork Studies. London/Liverpool, George Philip & Son (& Nephew), 1900. Oblong Quarto. 11 pages
of text and XXIV colour plates with explanations, brown cloth with title to front cover. (2)
Elizabeth Corbet Yeats (11 March 1868 - 16 January 1940), known as Lolly, was born at 23 Fitzroy Road,
London. She was the daughter of the Irish artist John Butler Yeats and sister of W. B., Jack and Susan
Mary “Lily”Yeats. She trained and worked as an art teacher and was a member of William Morris’s
circle in London before her family returned to Dublin in 1900. Yeats wrote and created the artwork for
“Elementary Brush-Work Studies” (published in 1900), an educational book that teaches young children
the technique of painting flowers and plants using her simple method. At the suggestion of Emery
Walker, who worked with Morris on the Kelmscott Press, Yeats studied printing with the Women’s Printing
Society in London. In Dublin, she accepted the invitation to join Evelyn Gleeson to form the Dun Emer
Guild along with Lily, who was an embroiderer. Yeats managed the Dun Emer Press from 1902. The
Press was located at Runnymede, the house of Evelyn Gleeson. (This house, located in Dundrum, was
later renamed Dun Emer. It has since been demolished.) This was set up with the intention of training
young women in bookbinding and printing. In 1908, she and her brother William started the Cuala Press,
publishing over 70 books including 48 by the poet. Yeats was the first commercial printer in Ireland to
work exclusively with hand presses.
Estimate €1200-€1500 (approx £1020-£1275)
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