{"product_id":"letters-to-vernon-watkins-dylan-thomas-1st-edition","title":"Letters to Vernon Watkins, Dylan Thomas — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\" id=\"p-rc_ec805062b46c4655-299\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, J. M. Dent and Sons Limited and Faber and Faber Limited, 1957\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,2\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting: \u003c\/b\u003e8vo, pp. 145.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\" id=\"p-rc_ec805062b46c4655-300\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Near Fine. The book presents exceptionally well in its original, vibrant two-tone dust jacket, exhibiting practically no fading to the spine. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,2\"\u003eThe jacket edges remain remarkably sharp with no discernible chips, closed tears, or creasing, pointing to a well-preserved life on the shelf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,4\"\u003e. Internally, the preliminary and title pages are crisp, bright, and firmly bound, entirely free of foxing or typical age-toning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,5\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,6\"\u003e. The text block sits squarely with secure hinges, showing no structural weakness or sagging\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,7\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,8\"\u003e. Overall, a fresh, bright and attractive copy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\" id=\"p-rc_ec805062b46c4655-301\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e First edition, first impression, e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,2\"\u003edited with an introduction by the poet Vernon Watkins himself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,4\"\u003e The rear panel of the jacket advertises several of Thomas's other foundational works published by Dent, including \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9,4\" data-index-in-node=\"116\"\u003eUnder Milk Wood\u003c\/i\u003e and his \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9,4\" data-index-in-node=\"140\"\u003eCollected Poems, 1934-1952\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,5\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,6\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eIncreasingly scarce in such a bright, un-sunned state. The fragile two-tone paper jackets of this era are notoriously prone to severe fading, particularly along the spine, making this copy highly desirable for collectors seeking an aesthetically pure example. Furthermore, scholarly interest in this volume remains high, as it serves as an essential primary text for understanding the evolution of Thomas's poetic archive and his working drafts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\" id=\"p-rc_ec805062b46c4655-302\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"11,0\"\u003ePublished four years after Dylan Thomas's tragic and premature death, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"11,0\" data-index-in-node=\"77\"\u003eLetters to Vernon Watkins\u003c\/i\u003e offers an intimate, unfiltered glimpse into the workshop of a literary genius. The correspondence reveals Thomas not merely as the roaring, mythologized public figure, but as a meticulous, doubtful, and wildly humorous craftsman. Watkins, a close friend and fellow Welsh poet whom Thomas respected deeply, acted as both sounding board and editor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"11,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"11,2\"\u003e. Through these letters, readers trace the genesis and painstaking revision of some of Thomas's most celebrated poems, providing an invaluable map of his creative landscape and the profound connections between his life and his enduring work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53682364678483,"sku":"4120C-?-F-VG-37","price":78.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260609_134203.jpg?v=1781013376","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/letters-to-vernon-watkins-dylan-thomas-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}