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117 THOMAS, Dylan. In Country Sleep and other poems. New York: New Directions, 1952 inscribed a year before thomas’s death First edition, signed limited issue, number 16 of 100 copies, presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to José Garcia Villa, who at the time was an associate editor at the publishers: “For Jose Garcia Villa, yours, Dylan Thomas May 1952”. This volume notably includes the first appearance in book form of “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” (pp. 18–19). For Villa and Thomas, see preceding item. Octavo. Original olive-green cloth, titles to front and spine gilt, top edge red. With dust jacket. Housed in the brown paper slipcase, with printed label, as issued. Photographic portrait mounted on title page. A fine copy, spine a little cocked, in the sharp jacket, a little toned, single nick to front flap, else fresh, a few spots of rubbing and light offsetting to slipcase. ¶ José Garcia Villa, John Cowen, ed., “Death and Dylan Thomas”, Doveglion: Collected Poems , 2008, available online. £15,000 [150716]
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