Reading by Dylan Thomas, First Edition (3 results)

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Welsh poet & writer Dylan Marlais Thomas (1914 - 1953), hard-drinking & ever bar present, hailed as a major 20th century Welsh poet, wrote wrote chiefly in the English language. This novel shows his rhythmic, ingenious command of words & imagery is evidenced in his prose as well. A semi-Gothic tale of a medical school physician/teacher short on lab cadavers, and, the consequent criminal responses by either digging them out of graves, or, killing them fresh to sell them to the medical school. The work, set in early 19th century Edinburgh, famous for schools of medicine, is based on true story of Dr. Knox for whom Burke and Hare, who in 1828 Edinburgh, Scotland, murdered at least 16 people to sell their bodies for anatomical dissection. Screen script adapted to 1985 horror film, The Doctor and The Devils, produced by Mel Brooks.

Unbound. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First printing. 7' 45-RPM recording. Fine album in fine unprinted sleeve and about fine glossy photographic sleeve. A recording of Dylan Thomas reading *A Visit to America*. Issued as Caedmon Literary Series TCE 110.

Unbound. Condition: Fine. Advertising flyer. Single leaf folded to make four pages. Fine. Handbill for the first two readings by Dylan Thomas in America. The flyer notes that Thomas will be introduced by John Malcolm Brinnin, the Director of The Poetry Center. When Brinnin offered Thomas $500 to read, it began Thomas's brief but intense interaction with America.