[Rarebooks] FS: DISMANTLING THE SILENCE Inscribed by Charles Simic to William Meredith

[Charles Agvent]

SIMIC, Charles. DISMANTLING THE SILENCE. POEMS. New York: George 
Braziller, (1971). First Edition. 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. Near Fine. (#018094)        $200.00

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