BERRYMAN, John
Stephen Crane
[New York], William Sloane Associates, (1950). First Edition. Hardcover. Berryman's critical biography of Crane, an important work in the study of the writer of THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE. Part of the American Men of Letters Series. This copy INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper: "To Ames W. Williams/with thanks for help/& regret that it's not/better/Sincerely/John Berryman/21 Nov 1950." . Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with a lightly sunned spine Ames W. Williams was a lawyer, judge, and a great collector of Stephen Crane. He co-wrote the standard bibliography, and his collection now resides at Syracuse University. Berryman refers to Williams and his work on Crane four times in his notes. A fine association.

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Keywords: Signed, Association Copy; John Berryman, Modern First Editions, Literary Criticism, Biography, Modern Firsts, Stephen Crane, Modern Poetry; Inscribed Signed Modern First Editions Association Copy Literature: American