One of 200 copies (of which 10 were on Vergé d'Arches), printed by Dijon printer Maurice Darantiere who issued books for McAlmon's own Contact Editions and its stable of authors (Hemingway, Pound, H.D., W.C. Williams, Stein, and many other key modernists).
McAlmon was at the very center of the Modernist movement through his publishing venture, and his books - including this collection of poems - are cornerstone works in their own right.
Robert Menzies McAlmon (also used Robert M. McAlmon, as his signature name, March 9, 1895 – February 2, 1956) was an American author, poet and publisher