18 Poems.
by FORTUNE PRESS. THOMAS, Dylan
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London: Fortune Press, [c.1942]. Third Issue of the Fortune Press edition, with the verso of the title page still stating ‘First Published in 1934’, and with Knole Park Press as printer, ‘no’ for ‘nor’ on page 12, line 8 and ‘word’ for ‘world’ on page 23, line 7. Pp. 31 [1]. 8vo., this copy in full green buckram, lettering in gilt to spine. Very slight offsetting to endpapers, a touch of foxing to top edge, gentle bump to tail of spine, but a presentable copy.||‘18 Poems’ was Thomas’s first collection of poetry, the winner of a contest sponsored by the ‘Sunday Referee’ in 1934. It contains the poem, ‘The force that through the green fuse drives the flower’ which, with its distinctive style, cemented his reputation as a poet.| Dylan Thomas’s first collection of poetry
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- Bookseller
- SOPHIE SCHNEIDEMAN RARE BOOKS (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8572
- Title
- 18 Poems.
- Author
- FORTUNE PRESS. THOMAS, Dylan
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Fortune Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [c.1942]
- Keywords
- Fortune Press;Dylan Thomas;Poetry Book,Other
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...