The Alone to the Alone, Gwyn Thomas — 1st Edition

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The Alone to the Alone, Gwyn Thomas — 1st Edition

Name: The Alone to the Alone, Gwyn Thomas — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6778
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Publication: London, Ivor Nicholson & Watson Ltd., 1947.

Formatting: 8vo.

Condition Report: Very Good in a Good dust jacket. The pale blue cloth boards remain sturdy, though they exhibit a slight forward lean and minor fading along the extremities. The striking red and white paper title labels to the spine are intact with only light rubbing. Internally, the text block is securely bound, presenting with mild, age-appropriate toning and scattered foxing, predominantly affecting the endpapers and page edges. The original yellow dust jacket bears the scars of time; it suffers from chipping and creasing to the spine ends and corners, alongside general edge wear. Furthermore, the white rear panel of the jacket is noticeably soiled and foxed. Overall, a highly respectable, complete survivor of a fragile post-war production.

Catalogue Note: This 1947 publication by Ivor Nicholson & Watson represents the true first printing of Gwyn Thomas's celebrated novel.

Bound in the publisher's original pale blue cloth with distinctive paper labels, this copy is notable for retaining its scarce original dust jacket.

Post-war British book production was notoriously fragile due to ongoing paper shortages and economy standards, making surviving jacketed copies of Thomas's early work increasingly uncommon on the open market.

First published in 1947, The Alone to the Alone is a masterful and biting satire set against the grim backdrop of the Rhondda Valley during the economic depressions of the 1930s. Written in Gwyn Thomas's uniquely lyrical and fiercely comic voice, the narrative provides a choric commentary on human illusion, political power, and working-class deprivation. Thomas blends savagery with irrepressible laughter, laying bare the history of South Wales not as a simple documentary, but as a universal carnival of humanity.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Gwyn Thomas

Book Publisher: Ivor Nicholson & Watson Ltd.

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Humour Fiction

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

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Book Publication Year: 1947

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Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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