Buy this book on-line THOMAS,DYLAN**: : UNDER MILK WOODLONDON.J.M. DENT & SONS LTD.,1954. ISBN No ISBN.
UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,rpt,3rd imp.[True 1st published Jan,1954,
reprinted Feb,1954 and this edition,
March,1954.] VG+/VG+.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip (8s.6d) to dw/dj.Bright,clean,green background with white border edge and black lettering to upper panel of dw/dj,
with author's contemporary,portrait b/w photographic illustrated rear panel (author at Laugharne,a few months before his death); with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners,no major nicks or tears present.Some miniscule rubbing with reciprocal loss to 3 corners; a small chip (3/10ths" deep by 1/5th" wide) missing towards
head of spine/backstrip's rear gutter's edge,with 2 tiny closed tears/nicks towards top edge's rear corner.Top edge heavily dust-soiled with sporadic foxing/spotting and dark ageing/tanning,fore-edges brighter and cleaner but still heavily foxed/spotted; contents generally bright,tight,clean,solid and sound with some minimal,
sporadic but light foxing/spotting throughout the text - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread? Bright,
crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,
publisher's original,plain tan cloth
bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and plain
white eps with off-set foxing from dw/dj's inner flaps to both front+
rear pastedowns.UK,slim 12mo HB+
dw/dj,rpt,3rd imp,v-ixpp+1-101pp [paginated] includes a preface by Daniel Jones,the play,a note on pronunciation,full cast of the First
broadcast and musical settings/
notation also by Daniel Jones.Plus [unpaginated] lightly spotted/foxed half-title page and an imperceptibly
foxed/spotted title-page.Overall,a fresh and very clean,solid and tight
example,particularly with an exceptional dw/dj,which is 99.9% present. This play for voices,written for performance over the air in London and New York,is an evocation of a Welsh town-that-never-was (Llaregyb,
based on the poet's hometown,
Laugharne) from midnight to midnight.Within its dramatic structure it contains Dylan Thomas's
finest poetic writing since the publication of his 'Collected Poems'.
'Under Milk Wood' was the last work to be completed by the author; the manuscript was delivered to the publishers shortly before his death.
Under Milk Wood was first broadcast
by the B.B.C. on 25th January 1954,
with a repition two days later.
Extracts from it were read at the Globe Theatre evening of 'Homage to Dylan Thomas' on 24th january,and at
the Memorial Recital at the Royal Festival Hall on 14th February.A complete stage reading of the play was presented at the Old Vic Theatre
on 28th February and 7th March.
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