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THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS
by [Literature] Williams, William Carlos
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good binding/Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1951. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Good dust jacket. Octavo. xiv, 402 pp. First edition, first printing, signed by Williams on the front free endpaper. In publisher's cloth with dust jacket. A fairly bright copy with light wear to the spine ends and corners; front hinge a trifle over-opened behind the flyleaf; light age toning to the margins of the leaves else contents clean. Dust jacket is worn with chipping at the head and tail of the spine; scuffing to front panel; lengthy closed tear along the rear fold; price intact on the front flap.
Williams's account of his life, friendships, and accomplishments. This copy signed in an unsteady post-stroke hand by Williams. Important reflections a giant of 20th century poetry, scarce signed.
Williams's account of his life, friendships, and accomplishments. This copy signed in an unsteady post-stroke hand by Williams. Important reflections a giant of 20th century poetry, scarce signed.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6429
- Title
- THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS
- Author
- [Literature] Williams, William Carlos
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good binding
- Jacket Condition
- Good dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1951
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature and Fiction; Rare Book Room;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA
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Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
About Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA
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- Hinge
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- Leaves
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Octavo
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Jacket
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