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" A VOYAGE TO PAGANY (EXTRACTS)," contained in TRANSITION by Williams, William Carlos:
Description
Paris. October 1927.. Whole number seven. Original printed wrappers. Plates. Wrappers a bit sunned at edges, usual slight tanning to text-block, otherwise an unusually nice copy. Inscribed by Williams at his contribution in the month of publication to John Herrmann, whose first book, WHAT HAPPENS, had appeared under the Contact imprint in 1926. A good association. Other contributors include Joyce, Tate, Rodker, Winters, Riding, Arp, Crane, Graves, Goll, Ernst, Reverdy, and many others. WALLACE C112.
wrappers : Paperback or softbound. Also, wraps.
sunned : The affected portion of the book has been discolored from exposure to the sun.
plates : Full page illustrations or photographs. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e., they are not sewn as parts of gatherings.
inscribed : a short note written by the author or a previous owner in the beginning of a book, generally accompanied by a signature.
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