PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG DOG BY DYLAN THOMAS 1955 NEW DIRECTION SC

PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG DOGBy Dylan Thomas1955 SOFTBOUND BOOKCondition:  Book is in G- condition with light soil to covers, moderate edge rubbing and a 1.0" tear across front cover and spine.   Binding is tight and square.  Very head toning to pages.  First 20 pages have that same 1.0" tear to gutter margins.  Otherwise, Pages are clean and crisp with no tears, chips, marks or creases.Publisher's original price of 95c on front cover.Publisher:  New Directions, New York, 160 pages.Additional Comments:Please see my photos of this actual book for sale (these are not stock photos).Synopsis of book: The "Young Dog" of the title is of course Thomas himself, and this volume of autobiographical stories by the great modern poet, who died at 39 while on his third lecture tour in the United States, shows his waggish humor at its best, his exuberance and verbal magic in spectacular display. It also shows him a spinner of tales and a creator of memorable characters. There is the grandfather who marches off in his best clothes to be buried in the next town, the sardonic "senior reporter" on a provincial newspaper, servant girls who know how to deal triumphantly with a fast-talking dandy, a twenty-year-old farmer preaching wildly to boys in a deserted barn, a group of respectable worthies who play at literature behind closed blinds, and always the observant and unfazed young Thomas. Few writers have evoked as successfully the mysteries and adventures of boyhood, of young love with its shattered dreams, or of death haunting two lads at play: none has done it in as fresh and telling phrases, with an elation as natural and contagious.The Boilerplate:All books are shipped in new, cardboard boxes or rigid cardboard envelopes.  Shipping charges are for media mail or priority mail for domestic destinations and for international first class or priority mail for foreign destinations.We gladly combine purchases to save you shipping expense.  All shipping charges reflect actual cost of shipping.  Inv. 625