Search Results: Signed books by dylan thomas

London: Sunday Referee and the Parton Press, 1936. First edition, first issue of Thomas' first book, one of 250 copies. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to Desmond Hawkins, who was Dylan's literary editor and close friend, with a playful (and perhaps drunken) inscription which attempts to conflate their names, maybe in an effort to create a new single persona out of the two of them: "To and from Hawkins Dylan Desmond Thomas Dylan Desmond Dylan Desmond Hawkins Thomas Dylan Desmond." He has also included a more conventional inscription, signed "Dylan Thomas 24th May 1936." Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some small chips to the extremities. Housed in a custom clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed. Dylan Thomas is famous for his acutely lyrical and emotional poetry, his imaginative use of language and vivid imagery in his poems. The Eighteen Poems is his first collection of poetry and reveals some of Thomas's key themes, which he was to return… Read more

New York: New Directions, 1952. First edition of this collection of poems, including the first book appearance of "Do not go gentle into that good night." Octavo, original cloth. Signed and dated by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "Dylan Thomas 1952." Fine in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed as Thomas passed away one year after the publication. Dylan Thomas' last collection of new poetry includes "Poem on His Birthday," "Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night," "Lament" and "In Country Sleep." Interviewed just before the book's publication, Thomas said, "I've never seen what a poem really looks like. But I keep trying" (Ferris, 274). He died the following year.

Mount Vernon, NY: Peter Pauper Press,, 1942. Octavo (225 x 145 mm). Finely bound by Asprey in full green morocco, spine gilt in compartments with raised bands and titles direct, sides bordered with gilt roll, contributors' names gilt to front board, turn-ins handsomely gilt, white moiré silk doublures, all edges gilt. 8 pages of poets' portraits in black and white. Fine. First edition, signed limited issue, one of 59 copies signed by the contributing poets, namely: Conrad Aiken, Kenneth Allott, W. H. Auden, George Barker, John Peale Bishop, R. P. Blackmur, Hugh Chisholm, Gene Derwood, Richard Eberhart, William Empson, Jean Garrigue, Horace Gregory, Alfred Hayes, Ruth Herschberger, Randall Jarrell, Robinson Jeffers, C. Day Lewis, Archibald Macleish, Louis Macneice, Marianne Moore, Howard Nemerov, Frederic Prokosch, Muriel Rukeyser, Delmore Schwartz, Winfield Townley Scott, Karl Shapiro, Theodore Spencer, Stephen Spender, Wallace Stevens, Dylan Thomas, Robert Penn Warren, and Oscar Williams. Only the… Read more

London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1952. Edition limited to only 65 copies, this copy being #28 and signed by Thomas in ink. Pp. xiv, 178. Bound in publisher's navy blue morocco with gilt-stamped spine titles. Minor tanning around edges of pastedowns as usual, with a bit of offsetting to free endpapers, otherwise a very good to near fine copy. . SIGNED, LIMITED, FIRST EDITION.

The First printing published by New Directions, New York in 1952. The Signed limited edition, with this being number '69' of 100 copies of this collection of poems printed on Stoneridge paper and signed by the author. There were also 5000 trade edition copies issued on Kilmory paper and unsigned. The BOOK is in Fine unread condition. Free from inscriptions or erasures. The Marion Morehouse photograph of Dylan Thomas is tipped into the title page as called for. The original publisher's SLIPCASE is present and is in near fine condition. The paper label to the front panel is complete and clean. Dylan Thomas' last collection of new poetry as he was to sadly die in New York the following year aged only 39 years. The six poems include 'Poem on His Birthday', the first book appearance of 'Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night", 'Lament' and 'In Country Sleep'. Interviewed just before the book's publication, Thomas said, 'I've never seen what a poem really looks like. But I keep trying' (Ferris, 274). A very… Read more

Norfolk CT: New Directions, 1943. 1st edition, original printed purple paperwraps (as issued). Specially inscribed and signed by Dylan Thomas on the half title page. The inscription reads: "for Elmer Borklund / from / Dylan Thomas. / Chicago 1950," in black fountain pen ink. Elmer Borklund was a Chicago based academic, literary critic, and author. Published by James Laughlin in The Poets of the Year series. Only minimal wear to this otherwise fine copy. Very scarce signed.

Typed Letter Signed (in the form of contract proposal) from Victor Weybright at The New American Library of World Literature, Inc. 501 Madison Avenue, New York 22, New York, Murray Hill 8-3470, May 9, 1952. Addressed to Dylan Thomas c/o Mr. Oscar Williams 25 Water Street, New York 4, New York. Very good.



Signed by Thomas at end, and initialed twice by him noting hand corrections.


Contract for the purchase of the first part of Dylan Thomas' "Adventures In The Skin Trade."


Thomas was in New York on his American lecture tour, having arrived on January 20th lecturing at Harvard, U.C. Berkeley, et.al.; leaving the U.S. on May 16th.


Oscar Williams (born Kaplan, 1900-1964) was a poet, anthologist, friend and promoter of Dylan Thomas. He occupied a penthouse at 35 Water Street and Thomas most likely stayed there when in New York.


Dylan Thomas contracts are uncommon on the market today.


See Dylan Thomas "The Collected Letters" (2000 ed) pages 958-959 for a footnote detailing this contract, and a… Read more

New York: New Directions, 1953. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. 199 pp. First edition, first printing; second state with corrected "daughters" on page 199. Signed by Dylan Thomas on the front free endpaper, dated "May Day 1953." Bound in publisher's blue cloth with titles in black and silver on spine. Near Fine with light lean to spine, offsetting to front endsheet from a formerly laid in clipping. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with a some chips and edge tears, light toning to spine with several faint, small stains. A lovely copy, signed by the poet.

London: J.M. Dent, 1956. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Eighth impression. Slightly cocked, else near fine in very good dustwrapper. Originally commissioned as a BBC radio play. This copy Inscribed by Harold Pinter (using his stage name, David Baron) to his first wife, the actress Vivien Merchant, apparently on the two month anniversary of their marriage: "To Vivien, Nov. 56. Almost two months! David." Merchant went on to play the part of Mrs. Pugh in the 1972 film version of the play directed by Andrew Sinclair, along with a cast that also featured Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter O'Toole, Glynis Johns, and Siân Phillips.

LONDON, DENT, 1949. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED AND SIGNED BY THOMAS. PRINTED BY HANS MARDERSTEIG ON THE HAND-PRESS AT OFFICINA BODONI VERONA FOR DENT AND SONS. 140 COPIES WERE PRINTED ON FABRIANO HAND-MADE PAPER, NUMBERED 11 TO 150, OF WHICH NUMBERS 11 TO 60 WERE FOR SALE IN GREAT BRITAIN, ALL SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. THIS IS NUMBER 34. SMALL QUARTO, HALF CLOTH OVER PATTERENED BOARDS. A FINE COPY WITH ORIGINAL SLIPCASE WHICH HAS SEVERAL INCHES OF THE TOP STRIP MISSING. VERY SCARCE.

London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1936. Second Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Second printing of the first edition. Signed by Dylan Thomas on the front free endpaper; front free endpaper also browned from a clipping formerly laid in. Bound in publisher's gray paper-covered boards with spine lettered in dark blue. Covers rubbed at corners and spine ends, lightly toned at spine ends. Previous owner name and address to front paste down. In a Good unclipped dust jacket with small chips at the spine ends, a large split at the bottom of the front spine joint, and a smaller split to the front flap fold.

The First UK printing thus published by Enitharmon Editions & Queen Anne Press, UK, in 2013. Hardcover. The BOOK is in Fine unread condition. No WRAPPER as issued. Large format Deluxe Illustrated Edition of which this is number 50 of only 100 such copies. The book is bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe and housed in the original blue solander box made by Ludlow Bookbinders. The box has a tiny rub to the lower front edge. The book is Signed by Sir Peter Blake to the title page. Accompanied by a Signed and Numbered print (50/100) by the Artist which is housed in its original card folder. The print 'The Sailor's Arms' is printed by Ted Chau at Chaudigital, London, on 315 gms Da Vinci soft textured paper. Published to mark the centenary of Dylan Thomas' birth and to celebrate a body of work by Peter Blake. Blake's richly detailed sequence of 110 watercolours, pencil portraits and collages, comprise one of his most distinctive and significant bodies of work. Collectible. More images available on request.… Read more

F . Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 8vo. Original green cloth, in torn dust wrapper. New York (1946). First Edition. Presentation copy jokingly inscribed in pencil by Dylan Thomas to the poet Harold Corbin, 'From Harold Corbin to Dylan Thomas April 1952.'With Corbin's annotations throughout the book. Very Nice.

J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd, London, 1953 Signed First Edition 1953. Near fine book in clean fresh bright red covers with gilt titles to spine; very small bump to spine base. Internally very good and free of inscriptions; free of foxing; binding tight; 138pp. The dust jacket is very good and not price-clipped; tiny nick and rub. A story, written in the form of a film scenario adapted from the work by Donald Taylor.

Norfolk, Conn: New Directions, 1950. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Second printing. Fine in very lightly soiled else fine dustwrapper. Inscribed by Thomas six months before he died to an American poet: "For - from Dylan, with apologies. May 1953.

New York: New Directions, 1969. Fine. Signed limited edition, one of only 100 numbered copies printed at the Thistle Press and signed by the illustrator, Fritz Eichenberg. This deluxe edition of the Christmas classic features 5 fabulous full-page wood engravings by Eichenberg. The portfolio contains a separate suite of the plates in larger format, each signed by Eichenberg. Rare. 2 volumes. Text in leather backed buckram binding; the plates are in a folio cloth portfolio. Illustrated and signed by Eichenberg.

J.M. Dent, London, 1954 First edition, 5th (posthumous) printing. Binding: Hardcover, with jacket. Author signature card glued-in onto the title page. "Thank you, sincerely Dylan Thomas." Book Condition: Very Good, jacket, very good with slight chipping to top and bottom of the spine, mylar protector. A play for radio later adapted for the stage and screen follows an all-seeing narrator through a fictional Welsh village, he hears the dreams and innermost thoughts of the villagers as they sleep, and when they awake we see how this affects their waking lives.Under Milk Wood A Play for Voices by Dylan Thomas, with preface and musical settings by Daniel Jones. Book Description: Internally very good & clean, no name or inscription, the top edge of text block with shelflife, unmarked beige cloth boards. D/j unclipped good only with loss top/tail of spine & rubbing along edges. Now protected by clear cellophane sleeve. Hardback with dustjacket, 5" x 7 1/2", 101 pages, with preface, musical score, and… Read more

New York: New Directions. [1946]. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Signed by Dylan Thomas. Publisher's original [first state] green cloth, spine titles stamped in gilt on black. Top edge red. Without dustwrapper. A very good or better copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth a touch toned to the spine. The contents with the ownership signature and ink stamp of Canadian poet and bibliographer Douglas G. Lochhead to the front endpaper, and a some toning to the first and last two leaves are otherwise clean and bright throughout. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page "Dylan Thomas / Vancouver / 1952". Thomas arrived for his second (and last) visit to Vancouver on April 7th 1952, reading to packed houses at The University of British Columbia on April 8th and the Vancouver Art Gallery on the evening of the 9th having made a recording for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation earlier in the day. Provenance: From the library of Canadian poet,… Read more

New York: New Directions Books,, 1971. Octavo. Original brown cloth, title to spine in black and silver. With the dust jacket. A little foxing to edges and endpapers, a very good, sound copy in the bright dust jacket, with a little toning and rubbing. First US edition, first printing, the editor Daniel Jones's own copy with the publisher's note to that effect, inscribed by him to his wife on the front free endpaper, "To Irene, with love from Dan. 23rd November 1971". Also included are a long autograph letter signed from poet Edith Sitwell to Daniel Jones, dated 22 March 1954 and concerning the music Jones composed for Under Milk wood, and the possibility of a German translation of the play by Erich Fried, and two autograph post cards to Jones from Dylan Thomas's other best friend Vernon Watkins, dated 1946 and 1949, one sending love to Dylan. Daniel Jones (1912-1993), the classical composer who created song settings for Under Milk Wood, studied English literature at Swansea University. His memoir… Read more

Llanllechid, Caernarvonshire: The Caseg Press, 1942 Each of the 6 Broadsheets housed loosely in a clear plastic folder with a black leaf as a background, within card covers on which the title has been hand written in ink by John Petts to the upper cover and on the verso there is a tipped in leaf with his address in red inks (Cambria House) with a compliments note and then further notes by hand including the Ty'r Mynydd address, printed at the Gomerian Press, Llandyssul, South Wales with the exception of No 1 which was both published and printed at Caseg, very faint and minimal spotting to sheet 3. Housed in its custom made grey cloth dropback box with printed paper label.
The BroadSheets Are:
No 1. Raiders Dawn & Song of Innocence, poems by Alun Lewis. The wood-engraving: Debris Searcher by John Petts.
No 2. Penillion, translated by H Idris Bell, with 2 wood engravings, one each by Petts and Chamberlain.
No 3. War and Wales and Rhyfel a Chymru, with 2 drawings, 1 by Chamberlain the… Read more