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THOMAS, Dylan. Twenty-Five Poems. J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd (1936), London, 1936.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo, original gray boards, dust jacket. Top-edges of the first eight leaves a bit crimped, otherwise a fine copy. Top-edges of the first eight leaves a bit crimped, otherwise a fine copy First edition. Only 730 copies of this first impression were printed. Rolph B3; Connolly 100, 78b. Thomas' second book includes twenty-four poems plus the ten sonnet sequence beginning with "Altarwise by owl-light in the halfway-house". The other poems include "A grief ago," "The hand that signed the paper felled a city," "Should lanterns shine, the holy face," "I have longed to move away," "And death shall have no dominion".
Seller: James S. Jaffe Rare Books, LLC, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
Thomas, Dylan. Twenty-Five Poems. J.M. Dent & Sons - London, UK, 1936.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: London: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1936. First Edition. 47pp. Hardcover: NEAR FINE. Dust Wrapper: FINE. Hardcover has some bumping on bottom of spine and modest foxing; a small pencil mark on verso of endpaper. In the rare, first issued dust wrapper with the publisher's 2/6 net price present on the front flap. Included is a publishers bookmark from the period promoting "Everymans Library". Thomas' second book, which consisted of only 730 copies. It includes twenty-four poems plus the ten sonnet sequence beginning with "Altarwise by owl-light in the halfway-house". Other poems include "A grief ago," "The hand that signed the paper felled a city," "Should lanterns shine, the holy face," "I have longed to move away," and "And death shall have no Dominion".
Seller: Bynx, LLC, Orlando, FL, U.S.A.
Thomas, Dylan. Twenty-Five Poems. J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, London, 1936.
Price: US$4000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Second printing of the first edition. Signed by Dylan Thomas on the front free endpaper; front free endpaper also browned from a clipping formerly laid in. Bound in publisher's gray paper-covered boards with spine lettered in dark blue. Covers rubbed at corners and spine ends, lightly toned at spine ends. Previous owner name and address to front paste down. In a Good unclipped dust jacket with small chips at the spine ends, a large split at the bottom of the front spine joint, and a smaller split to the front flap fold.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.