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Boston: Beacon Press, 1958. First edition of this retrospective "autobiography of the works of a poet," a collection of interviews with editor Edith Heal. Williams recounts the stories behind the writing and publication of his major works, with occasional wry interjections from his wife Florence, better known as "Floss": "We used to laugh . . . at how often Bill appeared in the last issue of a magazine. As soon as they published him, the magazine would blow up." A very good copy of a compelling descriptive bibliography. Single volume, measuring 9 x 6 inches: xii, 99, [1]. Original tan cloth, spine lettered in white, original unclipped color pictorial dust jacket. Text printed in red and black. Lightest edgewear, spotting to rear endpapers and rear panel of dust jacket, tape repair to verso of jacket.

[Trento]: Alfieri, 1977. First edition of this exuberant survey of ecological issues, written and illustrated by Italian schoolchildren. In his introduction, designer Bruno Munari celebrates the emergence of "una educazione ecologica, un nuovo comportamento sociale, nuovi rapporti tra gli individui." The chapters cover sweeping subjects like "l'industria" and "l'acqua," and more local features like "le baite," the huts used by shepherds in the Italian Alps. The volume includes hundreds of full-color reproductions of children's artwork on ecological subjects, created by students in and around Trento. Text in Italian. A near-fine copy of a striking book. Single volume, measuring 8.25 x 7.75 inches: 177, [3]. Glossy color pictorial wrappers; color illustrations throughout text. Lightest edgewear.