PATERSON (5 volumes)

Williams, William Carlos

Published by New Directions, New York, 1946

About this Item

1946-1958. First printings of the first editions of all five books in the long poem to which Williams devoted so much of his later life. Each of Books I-IV were editions limited to 1,000 copies; Book V was limited to 3,000 copies. Seldom found as a complete set! The books are clean and tight, with light dusting of the top edges and some foxing along the top edge of the cloth only on Book Five. Two volumes have a previous owner's name written very neatly on a front endpaper, and one has a bookplate on the front endpaper. Pages are lightly toned (especially Book One) and more so on the endpapers. Pages edges are toned. The dust jackets for Books 1-4 are clean and attractive with some light tanning, mostly along the spines; jacket for Book 3 has a 5-inch unrestored split along the rear flap fold. The jacket for Book Five presents well but has moderate foxing, a couple of tiny chips, and one 1 1/4" closed tear at the bottom of the rear panel. All dust jackets are now protected in archival polyester sleeves. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # W1280

Bibliographic Details

Title: PATERSON (5 volumes)

Publisher: New Directions, New York

Publication Date: 1946

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good+

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: First Editions.

Book Type: Book