Adapted Hughes Ted (19 results)

Hardcover. 103p., near fine first US edition stated in boards and bright unclipped dj. Posthumous publication of Hughes final translation.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition Stated. Library withdrawl. Tight square little read book with unmarked text and illustrations. rfep shows sign of pocket removal. Dj is gleaming and intact under clear-tape. Illustrated by Reginald Pollack (illustrator).…

Paper Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Pb Edition. 55pp small owner stamp ffep.

First edition Very fine and bright in like dustjacket with crisp bright text throughout. A sharp copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. First American edition. Fine in a near fine dustwrapper with some toning and edgewear.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Like New. First Edition. Publisher's hardback in nearly new condition: firm and square, strong joints, sharp corners, no bumps. Complete with original dustjacket: sharp and bright, no tears, no chips. Contents crisp, tight and clean; no pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Looks unread. Thus a tidy book in very presentable condition.…

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Original theatre programme for the 1967/1968 production of the play. From a Translation by David Anthony Turner. Illustrated. Stapled glossy wrappers. Slight age-toning on wraps, near fine. Cast list laid in. Includes a four-page essay by David Anthony Turner ("Seneca"), "The Need for Ritual" (an extract) by Peter Brook, "T. S. Eliot on Shakespeare and Seneca (Excerpts from a famous essay)," and more. Produced and Designed by Peter Brook.…

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Original theatre programme for the 1967/1968 production of the play. From a Translation by David Anthony Turner. Illustrated. Stapled glossy wrappers. Bottom corner of pages creased, moderate rubbing and tiny creases on wraps, very good. Cast list laid in. Includes a four-page essay by David Anthony Turner ("Seneca"), "The Need for Ritual" (an extract) by Peter Brook, "T. S. Eliot on Shakespeare and Seneca (Excerpts from a famous essay)," and more. Produced and Designed by Peter Brook.…

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Original theatre programme for the 1967/1968 production of the play. From a Translation by David Anthony Turner. Illustrated. Stapled glossy wrappers. Tiny nick and crease on rear wrap, near fine. Cast list laid in. Includes a four-page essay by David Anthony Turner ("Seneca"), "The Need for Ritual" (an extract) by Peter Brook, "T. S. Eliot on Shakespeare and Seneca (Excerpts from a famous essay)," and more. Produced and Designed by Peter Brook.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st printing. An unread book.

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First printing of the true first edition - wrappers issue. There was also a scarcer hardback issue, aimed mainly at libraries. Dustwrapper photograph of Irene Worth and Sir John Gielgud by Zoe Dominic. ***Very good in illustrated paper wrappers over plain white inner card covers. The wrappers are integral and glued at the spine as published. Edges of covers slightly rubbed and creased. No reading creases to the spine. Spine tight. Page block edges slightly marked. Internally near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean. No creases or tears. ***In an integral outer black and white illustrated paper wrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's dual price of 6s/£0.30 net. The wrapper is slightly discoloured (in the white areas). No creases or tears. ***55 pages. 200mm x 120mm. ***'Ted Hughes' English adaption of Seneca's Oedipus is a work of immense force and power. When first performed by the National Theatre Company in 1968 it was an electrifying success.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the paper wrapperr) ***A first printing of the true first edition, in the original outer wrapper, in very nice collectable condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Original theatre programme for the 1967/1968 production of the play. From a Translation by David Anthony Turner. Illustrated. Fine in stapled glossy wrappers. Cast list and complimentary slip laid in. Includes a four-page essay by David Anthony Turner ("Seneca"), "The Need for Ritual" (an extract) by Peter Brook, "T. S. Eliot on Shakespeare and Seneca (Excerpts from a famous essay)," and more. Produced and Designed by Peter Brook.…

Condition: Near Fine. First paperback edition, 8vo., pp.55, pictorial wrappers; slight rubbing to edges of wrappers, a fresh and near-fine copy.

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, orange buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 55pp, VG+ (light fading to spine & board edges, sl scuffing/rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light fading to spine, light creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning & moderate chafing/soiling). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 1st edition, hardback, 8vo, 55pp, slight foxing on page edges, otherwise clean and tight, no inscriptions, brown cloth, Very Good / Good dustwrapper., wrapper slightly rubbed and edge-worn, not price-clipped. ISBN: 057109175X.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition, wrappered issue. Slight toning on wraps, light rubbing on front cover, near fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition, clothbound issue. Boards bowed, near fine in a near fine dust jacket with slight toning.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First edition, wrappered issue. Tiny nick at the crown else a fine copy in French-folded wrappers. Sagar and Tabor A16c.

A very good first edition example of this translation of Seneca's Oedipus by Ted Hughes, presented at the time of publication to his friends John & Annie [Moat], with a complex Oedipal verse in the poet's hand: '"Drain your cup to the dregs" was Oedipus' motto. And forced his Mammy & Daddy to drink till they fell flat out blotto - He left them behind Hen went on boozing till he was absolutely blind'. First edition, softcover issue, inscribed presentation copy from the author; 8vo; publisher's photographic wrappers, a very good copy. Provenance: John & Antoinette Moat (gift inscription).…