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PLATH (SYLVIA)A Winter Ship, FIRST EDITION OF THE AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK, ONE OF APPROXIMATELY 60 COPIES, title within an ornamental border, stitched in original stiff card with marbled wrappers, title printed in black on label pasted on upper cover [Tabor A1], Edinburgh, Tragara Press, 1960; The Colossus, FIRST EDITION, library copy with perforated stamp on title an without front free endpaper, publisher's cloth, stamped on upper cover and spine [Tabor A2], Heinemann, 1960; Three Women. A Monologue for Three Voices, second (first published) edition, NUMBER 165 OF 180 COPIES, frontispiece by Stanislaw Gliwa publisher's pictorial cloth gilt [Tabor A3b.1], Turret Books, 1968; The Bell Jar, [Tabor A4a.3, Heinemann, [1966]; Ariel, FIRST EDITION, [Tabor A5a], Faber, [1965]; idem, first U.S. edition [Tabor A5b], Harper & Row, [1966]; Uncollected Poems, [LIMITED TO 150 COPIES], THIS COPY "C OF 13 COPIES" SIGNED BY TED HUGHES inside upper cover, publisher's pictorial wrappers [Tabor A6, not mentioning this "lettered" limited variant], Turret Books, 1965 [but 1966]; Wreath for a Bridal, LIMITED TO 100 COPIES, this copy "B" of 5 unnumbered copies, publisher's wrappers [Tabor A7], Frensham, Farnham Press, 1970; Crystal Gazer and Other Poems, NUMBER 104 OF 400 COPIES, publisher's quarter cloth, slipcase [Tabor 9], Rainbow Press, 1971; Fiesta Melons, LIMITED TO 150 COPIES, this copy number "6" but not signed by TH [Tabor A10], Exeter, Rougemont Press, 1971; Crossing the Water, FIRST EDITION, Tabor A11a], Faber, 1971; idem, first U.S. edition [Tabor A11b], Harper & Row, 1971; Lyonnesse. Poems, ONE OF 90 COPIES BOUND IN FULL CALF, from an overall edition of 300, this copy number 15, publisher's calf gilt, slipcase [Tabor A13], Rainbow Press, 1971; Million Dollar Month, NUMBER 30 OF 150 COPIES, publisher's wrappers [Tabor A14], Frensham, Sceptre Press, [1971]; Winter Trees, FIRST EDITION, [Tabor A15], Faber, 1971; idem, first U.S. edition [Tabor A15b], Harper & Row, 1972; Child, NUMBER 6 OF 325 COPIES [Tabor A16], Exeter, The Rougemont Press, 1971; Pursuit, NUMBER 8 OF 100 COPIES, WITH ORIGINAL ETCHING SIGNED BY LEONARD BASKIN 4 full-page illustrations by Baskin, full morocco by Zaehnsdorf, t.e.g., slipcase [Tabor A17], Rainbow Press, 1973; Letters Home... Selected and Edited with Commentary by Aurelia Schober Plath, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE EDITOR, SYLVIA'S MOTHER TO FRIEDA HUGHES "To Frieda - my first grandchild with every wish for all that is good and true in life. Love from your mother's mother Granny" on the half-title, jacket slightly creased [Tabor A18], New York, Harper & Row, 1975; The Bed Book. Illustrated by Quentin Blake FIRST EDITION, AUTOGRAPH LETTER FROM THE ILLUSTRATOR TO FRIEDA HUGHES (28 October 1999) loosely inserted [Tabor A19], Faber, 1963; Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams, FIRST EDITION, short tears to front free endpaper [Tabor A22], Faber, 1977; idem, first U.S. edition [Tabor A22b], Harper & Row, [1978]; Two Poems, NUMBER 67 OF 75 "ESPECIAL" COPIES, from an overall edition of 300 [Tabor A22], Knotting, Martin Booth at Sceptre Press, 1980; Two Uncollected Poems, NUMBER 3 OF 450 COPIES, [Tabor A23], Anvil Press, 1980; A Day in June. An Uncollected Short Story, NUMBER 16 OF 160 COPIES, [Tabor A24], Ely, Embers Handpress, 1981, last 3 publisher's wrappers; A Dialogue Over a Ouija Board, NUMBER 138 OF 140 COPIES, illustration by Leonard Baskin publisher's limp vellum, slipcase [Tabor A25], Rainbow Press, 1981; Collected Poems. Edited by Ted Hughes, FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY TED HUGHES TO FRIEDA HUGHES "To Frieda and Des [Dawes, first husband] with love from Dad, 2nd October 81", with note from Frieda about corrections [Tabor A26], Faber, 1981; The Journals of Sylvia Plath 1950-1962... Edited by Karen V. Kukil, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE EDITOR TO FRIEDA "... with all my heart and much help from your beautiful mother...", several annotations in the text by Frieda [Tabor A27], Faber, 1982; The Green Rock, NUMBER 9 OF 160 COPIES publisher's wrappers, slipcase [Tabor A28], Ely, Embers Handpress, 1982; The Magic Mirror, LIMITED TO 226 COPIES, this marked "Copy III. Copy O. Ted Hughes" on the colophon, Rhiwagor, Embers Handpress, 1989, unless otherwise mentioned publisher's cloth, dust-jackets, ALL SIGNED BY FRIEDA HUGHES, either in the book or in slip inserted, 8vo and 4to; and 4 others with contributions by Plath (34)FootnotesA fine collection of Plath's major works, including her very first book (limited to 60 copies), a fine copy of Ariel, many private press limited editions, and copies inscribed by Sylvia's mother Aurelia and husband Ted Hughes
Provenance: Frieda Hughes, all with ownership inscription in the book, or inserted label.