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This first trade edition comes from a print run of 5000. Published one year before Thomas' death, it encompasses 6 poems, including his most famous "Do Not Go Gentle Into that Good Night". Cover of blue-green boards has minor bumps and wear. Dust jacket is in two pieces, protected by Mylar. Marion Morehouse tipped-in author photo on title page. Author's signature is authenticated by manager at bookseller on enclosed business card. Invoice from this bookseller (Maurice F. Neville Rare Books) is included. Book has previous bookseller's sticker on free endpaper, and a few pencilled-in notations from previous owner. Last page has glued-in newspaper clipping from 1982, on the occasion of Thomas' reception into the Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey.

In Country Sleep is a poetry collection by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, originally published in 1952. The work is known for its evocative language and rhythmic patterns, as well as its exploration of themes such as nature, death, and the human condition. One of the most famous poems in this collection is 'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night,' a villanelle that implores the reader to resist death with fervor.