Lot 384
Lot 384
Twenty-Five Poems

Dylan Thomas, 1936

Price Realised USD 6,875
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Twenty-Five Poems

Dylan Thomas, 1936

Price Realised USD 6,875
Price Realised USD 6,875
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Twenty-Five Poems
Dylan Thomas, 1936
THOMAS, Dylan (1914-1953). Twenty-Five Poems. London: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1936.

First edition, a very fine copy signed by the poet. This second collection of Thomas’s poems secured his reputation in literary circles. Many of its poems had been composed before those that were published in the first collection. The poet's signature on the front flyleaf is dated 1952. Connolly, The Modern Movement 78b; Rolph B3.

Octavo. Original grey boards with printed dust jacket, top edge stained blue; cloth slipcase. Provenance: Jonathan Goodwin (his sale, part II, Sotheby Parke Bernet, 25 October 1977, lot 575) – Jane Engelhard (sold Christie’s, New York, 2 December 2005, lot 288).
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