Adventures in the Skin Trade
by Dylan THomas; Andrew Sinclair
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1967. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6". None. A stage adaptation of Thomas's comedic work, complete with an unclipped dust wrapper. This novel was originally left incomplete by Thomas, and is the story of Samuel Bennet, who leaves his home in Wales to seek greater things in the city of London.This is a stage adaptation written by Andrew Sinclair.Dylan Thomas (1914-1953) was a Welsh poet and author; his relatively young death exacerbated his reputation as a poet in particular, and is widely held as being one of the most important Welsh poets of the twentieth century.Complete with an unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart, with just a little bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Dust wrapper has some chipping to the head and tail of the spine; a few marks to the board and wear to extremities but is structurally excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 766R16
- Title
- Adventures in the Skin Trade
- Author
- Dylan THomas; Andrew Sinclair
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1967
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Dylan Thomas Plays Adventures in the Skin Trade Plays
Terms of Sale
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Rooke Books
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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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