Lot 118: A Little Book of Modern Poetry Signed by Dylan Thomson and Oscar Williams

A Little Book of Modern Poetry (The Best Poems of the 20th Century), edited and with an introduction by Oscar Williams, signed and inscribed by both Dylan Thomas and Oscar Williams, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, Publication Date 1946. Inscribed by Both to a Melanie Braber. In good condition.

Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer whose works include the poems "Do not go gentle into that good night" and "And death shall have no dominion"; the "play for voices" Under Milk Wood; and stories and radio broadcasts such as A Child's Christmas in Wales and Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog. He became widely popular in his lifetime and remained so after his premature death at the age of 39 in New York City. By then he had acquired a reputation, which he had encouraged, as a "roistering, drunken and doomed poet".

Oscar Kaplan (December 29, 1900 – October 10, 1964), known by his pen name Oscar Williams, was an American anthologist and poet.

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