First edition of the author s first book. 8vo, publisher s original black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, in the publisher s original printed and decorated dustjacket. x,52pp. A fine copy with a bit of light mellowing to the spine panel of the jacket. TED HUGHES S FIRST BOOK IN FIRST EDITION FORMAT. AWARDED THE FIRST PUBLICATION AWARD BY MARIANNE MOORE, W.H. AUDEN, AND STEPHEN SPENDER. "The talent is unmistakable. The work has focus, is aglow with feeling, with conscience; sensibility is awake, embodied in appropriate diction.". Seller Inventory # 20486

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Bibliographic Details

Title: THE HAWK IN THE RAIN

Publisher: New York Harper & Brothers 1957

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: 1st Edition

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Buddenbrooks has one of the finest selections of fine and rare books in several fields and we invite you to visit us at our new premises in Newburyport, Massachusetts where have an open "brick and mortar" bookshop. We are also available to meet with clients in Boston by appointment only, where we have maintained a presence for over 40 years. We offer a search service for any books, old or new, which you may have been unable to find. Please call for further information, we look forward to hearing from you.

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Buddenbrooks, Inc. ABAA
21 Pleasant Street, On the Courtyard, Newburyport, MA, 01950, U.S.A.

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All books are offered subject to prior sale. All books are returnable within 10 days, we ask that you notify
us via fax, phone or email in advance. Buddenbrooks, Inc. is located at 21 Pleasant Street, On the
Courtyard, in Newburyport, MA 01950 USA. All correspondences should be sent to this address to the
attention of Martin Weinkle or Stephen Pepple.

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