William Carlos Williams. First edition, first printing. New York: A New Directions Book, 1948. Limited to one thousand copies printed for New Directions Both unclioped dust jacket (in a mylar wrapper) and hardcover are in Very Good+ condition. No writing or markings found in the book, Bound in tan cloth over boards with a dark green rectangle design and gold titling on the front cover, with a printed dust jacket, designed by George Van Vechten Jr.
New York: New Directions, 1948. First edition, limited to 1,000 copies printed by the Van Vechten Press, Metuchen, New Jersey.
The second installment of Williams's epic poem about the city of Paterson, New Jersey, the book includes "Sunday in the Park," set in Garret Mountain Park.
A handsome copy of a key volume in American modernist poetry, and a strong addition to any collection of 20th-century poetry or New Directions imprints.
