
American edition based on the 1929 translation by the poet William Carlos Williams of Philippe Soupault's 1928 post-Surrealist work, Les Dernières Nuits de Paris. Enriched with illustrations, an introduction by the author written in 1980, "William Carlos Williams in Paris. By Day and by Night," translated into English for the present edition by Ron Padgett, a publisher's note, and a reprinted epigraph.
Complete with its violet dust jacket, with the price indicated on the rear panel.
Publisher's Bradel grey percaline binding, smooth spine lettered in silver with the title, author's name, and publisher's imprint, together with the publisher's device.
Faint wear to headcaps and corners from handling. To the dust jacket, slight wear to headcaps, edges, and corners, very discreet traces of red ink to the spine.