Under Milk Wood
Under Milk Wood
Dylan Thomas
A Reproduction of the Illuminated Manuscript by Sheila Waters
Published by International Letter Arts 1989
£300
Tall 4to., (345x230x15mm.), brown cloth spine, embossed cream paper boards, illuminated with many illustrations, large and small, decorative and pictorial, very good.
A stunning work. The original manuscript is in the Wyvern Library. There was a limited edition of this facsimile signed by Waters. This is not one of them but she has inscribed it –
“To Suzanne – in mutual love of letters -Sheila Waters 8.15.1991”
From the prospectus – “Of the twenty-five illustrations, six are text-column length. One of these, the title-page, is a masterpiece in itself, a powerful orchestration of letters, fine-line pen work, ornate patterns, and drawing. This illustration moves from the top of the page to the bottom through the color spectrum, echoing the one -day action of the play, from early morning to nightfall.”
The prospectus is loosely inserted.