The Collected Poems by Plath, First Edition (13 results)

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This volume contains all Sylvia Plath's mature poetry written from 1956 up to her death in 1963.The text is preceded by an introduction by Ted Hughes and followed by notes and comments on individual poems. There is also an appendix containing fifty poems from Sylvia Plath's juvenilia.'For me, the most important literary event of 1981 has been the publication, eighteen years after her death, of Sylvia Plath's Collected Poems, confirming her as one of the most powerful and lavishly gifted poets of our time.' A. Alvarez in the Observer Contains all Sylvia Plath's mature poetry written from 1956 up to her death in 1963. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This volume contains all Sylvia Plath's mature poetry written from 1956 up to her death in 1963.The text is preceded by an introduction by Ted Hughes and followed by notes and comments on individual poems. There is also an appendix containing fifty poems from Sylvia Plath's juvenilia.'For me, the most important literary event of 1981 has been the publication, eighteen years after her death, of Sylvia Plath's Collected Poems, confirming her as one of the most powerful and lavishly gifted poets of our time.' A. Alvarez in the Observer Contains all Sylvia Plath's mature poetry written from 1956 up to her death in 1963. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This volume contains all Sylvia Plath's mature poetry written from 1956 up to her death in 1963.The text is preceded by an introduction by Ted Hughes and followed by notes and comments on individual poems. There is also an appendix containing fifty poems from Sylvia Plath's juvenilia.'For me, the most important literary event of 1981 has been the publication, eighteen years after her death, of Sylvia Plath's Collected Poems, confirming her as one of the most powerful and lavishly gifted poets of our time.' A. Alvarez in the Observer Contains all Sylvia Plath's mature poetry written from 1956 up to her death in 1963. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Stiff illus. wraps. 38th ptg.: 1999. 351 pp. As issued. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book is in very good condition small spot of discolor bottom of closed ppgs. It doesn'r show on full pages. Cover slightly open at far right edge. Complete collection of Plath's poetry published and unpublished, Notes, index. Pages with no marks,tears and very clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. With dust jacket Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. First US Edition stated with full number line 10-1. In black cloth with gilt to type. A couple drip stains and some light foxing to top page ends. Interior clean and binding solid. Jacket is unclipped ($17.50) with chipping short tears to corners, spine ends, flap creases/tops and tops of panels. Longer tears to top front coner and top of rear panel near flap crease. Some abrasions and tiny holes. 1st Printing.

Hard Cover. Condition: Nearly New. First Edition. Strange things about this edition. I search by ISBN taken from copyright page in Plath's book, and as a result I get a full reference to Ted Hughes complete poems with all the data about him. About Silvia Plath's First U.S. Edition: Contains everything that celebrated poet Sylvia Plath wrote after 1956, this is one of the most comprehensive collections of her work. Edited, annotated, and with an introduction by Ted Hughes. Searching for online offers for the Harper & Row, First U.S Edition (as in book's copyight). First British edition by Faber & Faber, there are a few results with prices significantly high. Condition: Book unblemished, no writing, full white pages and borders. Dj: Complete, fine outside (just a tinny open tear, but when opened it is yellowing inside). Oddly, there is no price on the dj. Nothing has been cut but no price. Any competing copy offered with so many strange coincidences?

Faber & Faber, 1981. Softcover. First/first of this book 'Collected Poems' by Sylvia Plath and edited by Ted Hughes. Covers on this book are bright with cover photograph of Sylvia Plath. There is some creasing to the tips and some minor spots of rub to edges but generally covers are very good. Contents bear small personal message to front otherwise are without any other writing. Fore-edge of text block slightly dusty. Not exlib etc and packed and posted with care. Plath died in 1963 and here is a collection of her poetry from 1956 up until her death. Appendix contains around fifty poems from her earlier years. 'Collected Poems' by Sylvia Plath and edited by Ted Hughes. Packed and sent with care.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Uncorrected proof in fine condition. Clean salmon-coloured wraps, with no marks. No creases to the wraps bar the smallest corner crease on the rear wrap. Clean and unmarked spine; thin reading crease to spine. Internally very clean and unmarked. The proof once belonged to the Plath scholar Peter Steinberg and was acquired directly from him. Housed in a slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Collected Poems. Faber first edition, 1981, inscribed affectionately by the book's editor and Plath's husband, Ted Hughes, to his daughter with Plath, Frieda, and her husband at the time; June 1998, inscribed in the last few months of Hughes' life. The collection won Plath the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, posthumously awarded; with textual corrections for Frieda in Ted Hughes' hand on the front free endpaper (see the photographs). A fine copy, with firm spine foot; firm corners, no bumps to the boards. Unhandled and very fresh in appearance. The jacket is fine. Not price-clipped, no loss of colour, just some light rubbing, snow-white to verso, short scratch to rear panel.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Sylvia Plath's daughter's copy. Signed and inscribed by Ted Hughes to Frieda Hughes and her first husband in the year of publication, "For Frieda and Des with love from Dad 2nd October 1981". Below the inscription, Ted Hughes has also added corrections for Frieda below, with the words: 'As per Daddy's inscription in Terence and Oona McCaughey's copy Jan 1982 corrections of pgs: pg 57: Leap (not 'lean') - line 10 pg 59: Delete 'O' - line 14 pg 269: Her (not 'his') - line pg 269:: Anaesthetized - is misspelt. Last Line Ted Hughes has also made corrections to the individual errors on each page, in pen. Additionally with Frieda Hughes with her ownership signature on the title page, and with publisher's compliments slip from editor Frank Pike laid. Near Fine with sunning to bottom margins with corrections by Frieda throughout. In a Very Good+ unclipped dust jacket with toned spine and light edge wear. A beautiful copy with important provenance Hughes family.