A PROSPECT OF THE SEA, AND OTHER STORIES AND PROSE WRITINGS
by Thomas, Dylan/Jones, Daniel (Editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-/Very Good-
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. (1955) 136 pp. Original blue cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Faint yellow spotting to covers; spine a bit sunned. Covers slightly cocked. Light foxing to top edge of text block and endpapers. DJ lightly soiled w/ light edge wear. Illust. w/ a b/w frontispiece photo of Dylan Thomas w/ his wife, Caitlin, and their daughter, Aeron. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Very Good-. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23774LITP
- Title
- A PROSPECT OF THE SEA, AND OTHER STORIES AND PROSE WRITINGS
- Author
- Thomas, Dylan/Jones, Daniel (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- LITERATURE POETRY POEMS WELSH POETS THOMAS DYLAN MARLAIS 1914 1953 PROSE WRITINGS ESSAYS STORIES WALES SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS WORLD HISTORY EUROPE POETIC WORKS POETICAL WORKS LITERARY WORKS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Literature/Poetry; Essays;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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- 12mo
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- Text Block
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- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
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