Life Along the Passaic River

Norfolk, CT: New Directions, 1938. First Edition. First Printing, one of 1,006 copies. Octavo (19.5cm); beige cloth, with titles stamped in black on spine; black topstain; dustjacket; [vi],[3],4-201,[1]pp. Hint of sunning to spine, else a fresh, very Near Fine copy. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $1.75), with gentle sunning to spine, a few tiny foxed spots, and a tiny tear to lower rear flap fold; Near Fine.

A well-preserved copy of this collection of 19 short stories, a continuation of those Williams published in The Knife of the Times. "I was still obsessed by the plight of the poor. The subject matter is the same as that of the earlier stories but I had matured as a writer. I was much freer. I could say what I had to say. The best stories were written at white heat. I would come home from my practice and sit down and write until the story was finished..." (WALLACE A19). 88095.