Dylan Thomas; Vernon Watkins [intro, editor] — Dylan Thomas: Letters to Vernon Watkins

London, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd.; Faber and Faber Ltd. 1957 . First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this work, revealing 20 years of revealing correspondence between Dylan Thomas and fellow poet and close friend, Vernon Watkins. In the publisher's original green cloth binding.With the publishers original clipped dust wrapper.This volume is a first edition.This volume includes an illustrated black-and-white photographic portrait frontispiece of Dylan Thomas.This volume contains a collection of correspondence between the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and his true friend and peer, Vernon Watkins, whom Dylan describes as "the most profound and greatly accomplished Welshman writing poems in English". The letters span a period of around 20 years, offering invaluable insights into Thomas"s evolution as a poet, his private life, and his reaction to literary trends. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Previous owner's bookplate to front paste down. One or two spots to endpapers. Dust wrapper, very smart. Clipped. Slight discolouration to spine and one or two spots. Bumping to extremities, resulting in the odd chip to head of spine and upper extremities. Slight offsetting to inside panel. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.