James Hanley - The Welsh Sonata

New York, Horizon Press, 1978. First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of this exciting mystery novel by James Hanley. The first US edition in the unclipped dust wrapper. The first US edition of this mystery novel by James Hanley, very prolific British author. Originally printed in the UK in 1954. The author's presentation copy, inscribed and signed by Hanley to the front free endpaper "For Denis Thomas with best wishes, James Hanley," dated 22.1.81.A haunting tale set around the mysterious vanishing of Rhys, a small-Welsh-town man; this event throws the village into turmoil, and as they search for the bodies, the strange relationship between the villagers themselves is unveiled. Loosely inserted in this copy, a typed personal letter signed by the author responding to a letter by a Mr Thomas "Dear Mr Thomas, Thanks for your nice letter. It was a great pleasure to meet you recently, and I thoroughly enjoyed the occasion. I see so very few people, and on occasions, talk to myself, in self defence. But as a writer I have never indulged in parties, or belonged to a club, or indeed any literary associations. In spite of which, I've managed to survive. Life has changed for me, and I'm glad that writing is still a lifebelt. I am pleased that you liked The Welsh Sonata, the first book ever that I actually did on typewriter. I am buried in work at the moment, but hope, some time in the future we'll meet again, and I shall be able to shout hurrah, Opus finished. With best wishes, sincerely yours, James Hanley."With the unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally lovely with only minor shelf wear and a slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Loosely inserted, a typed personal letter signed by the author responding to a letter by a Mr Thomas "Dear Mr Thomas, Thanks for your nice letter. It was a great pleasure to meet you recently, and I thoroughly enjoyed the occasion. I see so very few people, and on occasions, talk to myself, in self defence. But as a writer I have never indulged in parties, or belonged to a club, or indeed any literary associations. In spite of which, I've managed to survive. Life has changed for me, and I'm glad that writing is still a lifebelt. I am pleased that you liked The Welsh Sonata, the first book ever that I actually did on typewriter. I am buried in work at the moment, but hope, some time in the future we'll meet again, and I shall be able to shout hurrah, Opus finished. With best wishes, sincerely yours, James Hanley." Also inscribed and signed by Hanley to the front free endpaper "For Denis Thomas with best wishes, James Hanley," dated 22.1.81. the dust wrapper is excellent and unclipped with only minor shelf wear and a slight sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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