The Tempers
$4,500 · Offered by Burnside Rare Books
First edition · Signed
London: Elkin Matthews, 1913. First edition, first printing. Signed by William Carlos Williams on the half-title page, in a shaky post-stroke signature. Publisher's pale yellow paper-covered boards, lettered in gilt on the upper board and spine. Fine, in glassine wrapper, which is lightly wrinkled, and lightly edge worn with small chips at the spine ends. A wonderful signed copy of the poet's scarce second book. Item
- Printing: first
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