Dylan Thomas — Adventures in the Skin Trade

London, Putnam, 1955. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a semi-autobiographical deadpan comedy that follows a young man journeying across London's underbelly, written by the prolific Welsh poet. The first edition of Adventures of the Skin Trade, a deadpan episodic comedy, written by prolific Welsh poet and author Dylan Thomas, with a foreword written by fellow writer and friend Vernon Watkins. Posthumously published by Putnam in 1955, two years after Thomas's death.In the publisher's original cloth, in the original unclipped purple dustwrapper. Best known for his progressive poetry, Thomas began moving towards prose during his latter years as exhibited with this particular work. Semi-autobiographical, the story follows a young man moving from a Welsh town to the big city of London, in which we are exposed to its dark underbelly in amusing fashion. Some critics have identified parallels with Dante's Inferno. In the publisher's original cloth, in the original unclipped purple dustwrapper. Externally, very smart, with minimal marks and small knocks to the head and tail of the spine. Dust wrapper is generally bright and clean, with slight edgewear and small chips to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. Slight fading to wrapper spine, and extremities of the rear wrapper with the small odd mark. End papers are bright and clean with slight age toning. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with minor age toning. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.