A Prospect of the Sea
by Dylan Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1955. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A first edition of this collection of short stories and essays by Dylan Thomas. First edition, first impression. Edited and arranged by Daniel Jones. Illustrated frontispiece. Includes: 'A Prospect of the Sea', 'After the Fair', 'The Mouse and The Woman', 'Conversations about Christmas', 'How to be a Poet', and many more. Written by Dylan Thomas, a Welsh poet and writer, who also wrote stories and radio broadcasts. His work was widely popular in his lifetime and has remained so to this day. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and shelf wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper also smart with light shelf wear, minor chipping and the odd small closed tear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 844T71
- Title
- A Prospect of the Sea
- Author
- Dylan Thomas
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1955
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Prospect Sea Thomas Sea
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- First Edition
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- Chipping
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- Cloth
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- Rubbing
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- Shelf Wear
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