signed first edition Softcover
(1971) · New York
by SIMIC, Charles
New York: George Braziller, (1971). First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. Printed wraps. Poet's first trade book of poetry, published after two limited editions and a few translations. Issued in softcover only. INSCRIBED and SIGNED to the poet William Meredith: "For Bill/Even the mutes are unhappy/since they've learned to read lips/Charlie/4-2-75." Laid in is a personal letter from the publisher along with a handwritten description of the book in an unknown hand. (Inventory #: 018094)