Sale 2462 - 19th & 20th Century Literature, November 24, 2017

295 295 c   WILLIAMS,TENNESSEE. In the Winter of Cities. 4to, publisher’s gilt-let- tered cream boards, spine slightly sunned; internally fine; publisher’s card slipcase with printed paper label, numbered in manuscript, backstrip chipped, edges and panels toned. first limited edition , num - ber 68 of 100 copies signed by williams . NewYork: New Directions, (1956) [350/500] 296 297 296 c   WILLIAMS, TENNESSEE. The Kingdom of Earth with Hard Candy. Tall 8vo, publisher’s 1 / 4 gilt-lettered brown cloth over patterned boards, minimal spine fade; publisher’s slipcase with printed label, few very minor surface blemishes. A fine copy in superb slipcase. (New York): New Directions, (1954) [1,000/1,500] first edition . one of 100 copies signed by williams . Crandell indicates that as many as 136 copies may have been issued, but appar- ently many of these were destroyed and only about 10 numbered copies and 20 presentation copies, most of which were retained by the pub- lishing house or the author, survived. This is one of the copies marked “Presentation Copy.” Crandell A13.1.b. 297 c   WILLIAMS, WILLIAM CAR- LOS. Paterson (Books One to Five). Together, 5 volumes. 8vo, publisher’s cloth; dust jackets, spine panels tanned, vol. 1 with spinel panel tips nicked and short closed tears and with annotations in red ink by Cleanth Brooks, vol. 5 with different own- ership signature. (NewYork): New Directions, (1946-58) [600/900] first editions . This set, with the exception of volume 5 which is supplied, belonged to the noted critic Cleanth Brooks, a leader of the school of New Criticism (letter of purchase laid in).The first four titles from a stated limitation of 1000 unnumbered copies each.