New York: New Directions, (1946-58). First Edition. Hardcover. Short tear to the front panel of the dustwrapper of the second volume, occasional internal tape reinforcement. Near Fine in Near Fine dustwrappers with only light wear and soiling. Five volumes, all First Editions in dustwrappers. The first four books limited to 1000 copies, the fifth to 3000. Williams's masterpiece, SIGNED by the poet in an early hand on the front free endpaper of the first volume and quite scarce thus. CONNOLLY 100, the one hundredth key book in Connolly's listing: "The long poem has many moods and includes quotations from letters by Pound and Ginsberg, large Seurat-like canvases of the Park on Sunday, intimate Bonnard-like interiors, uproarious comedy ... his poem is written with a deep aversion to all forms of pretentiousness, rhetoric or prepared effects; it runs eddying along, broken by old letters, bits of local history and limpid love lyrics."

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Bookseller: Charles Agvent (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005962
Title: PATERSON (Books 1-5)
Author: WILLIAMS, William Carlos
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Short tear to the front panel of the dustwrapper of the second volume, occasional internal tape reinforcement. Near Fine in Near
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: New Directions
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: (1946-58)
Keywords: Signed, Modern First Editions, Modern Poetry, Modern Firsts, W. C. Williams, High Spot
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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