R. S. Thomas — Later Poems the Echoes Return Slow

London, Macmillan , 1983-1988 . First edition. Cloth. A set of first edition poetry collections by Welsh poet R. S. Thomas in the publisher's original cloth bindings with the original bright, unclipped dust wrappers. A set of first edition poetry collections by R. S. Thomas in the publisher's original cloth bindings with the original bright, unclipped dust wrappers.Both first edition, first impressions indicated by no later print dates.Ronald Stuart Thomas (29 March 1913 – 25 September 2000), published as R. S. Thomas, was a Welsh poet and Anglican priest noted for nationalism, spirituality and disapproval of the anglicisation of Wales.Later Poems (1983) was inspired by the Impressionist paintings in the Louvre, and The Echoes Return Slow (1988) the experiences that shaped Thomas' poems throughout his life.  In the publisher's original cloth bindings with the original bright, unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, very smart. Slight bumping to spine head and tail of Echoes. Dust wrappers very smart. Age toning and the odd spot to reverse of wrap of Later Poems, and slight creasing to all extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, but age toned in Later Poems. Spotting to fore edges. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.