Crow, Ted Hughes, 1st Edition 1st Imp, Hardback And Paperback Pair, Faber 1970
$ 72.03
Description
X2 copies of ‘Crow’ by Ted Hughes. The hardback and paperback book set. Both 1st edition / 1st impression editions respectively. | HARDBACK BOOK | Title | Crow (From the Life & Songs of the Crow) Author | Ted Hughes Publisher | Faber & Faber Year | 1970 Country | UK Edition | 1st Edition / 1st Impression Binding | Hardback Dust Jacket Condition | VG+ Book Condition | VG+ | CONDITION | The original dust jacket is present and is in very good condition. There is some light shelf wear to the edges and minor bumping to the top of the spine. The jacket has not been price-clipped , showing the original ‘£1.00 net’ price tag to the front flap. It is now housed in a protective brodart sleeve. The jacket shows signs of a previous sticker removal mark to the lower section of the spine, indicating that the book may be an ex.library copy. The original hardback boards are black cloth covered with titles in gold gilt to the spine. They are in very good condition, with minor shelf wear to the extremities and some bumping to the top edge. The spine is straight and the binding is tight. Internally, the pages are clean with some age toning and spot fixing. There are no previous owner’s marks, inscriptions or annotations. The title page and the rear free endpaper show signs of sticker removals, indicating that the book may be an ex.library copy. Please make reference to the listing images for a full visual description. Overall the book is in very good condition and would make a great addition to any Ted Hughes collection. | PAPERBACK BOOK | Title | Crow Author | Ted Hughes Publisher | Faber & Faber Year | 1974 Country | UK Edition | 1st Edition Binding | Paperback Condition | Very Good | BOOK CONDITION | The original paperback boards are in very good condition, with some shelf wear & bumping to the edges and light soling to the spine. The spine is straight and the binding is tight. Internally, the pages are clean with some minor spot foxing. There are no previous owner’s marks, inscriptions or annotations. Please make reference to the listing images for a full visual description. | BOOK SYNOPSIS | Crow: From the Life and Songs of the Crow is a literary work by poet Ted Hughes, first published in 1970 by Faber & Faber, and one of Hughes' most important works. Writing for the Ted Hughes Society Journal in 2012, Neil Roberts, Emeritus Professor of English Literature at the University of Sheffield, said: ‘Crow holds a uniquely important place in Hughes oeuvre. It heralds the ambitious second phase of his work, lasting roughly from the late sixties to the late seventies, when he turned from direct engagement with the natural world to unified mythical narratives and sequences. It was his most controversial work: a stylistic experiment which abandoned many of the attractive features of his earlier work, and an ideological challenge to both Christianity and humanism. Hughes wrote Crow, mostly between 1966 and 1969, after a barren period following the death of Sylvia Plath. He looked back on the years of work on Crow as a time of imaginative freedom and creative energy, which he felt that he never subsequently recovered. He described Crow as his masterpiece...’ | SELLERS INFORMATION | All books will be securely packaged and shipped with care. Purchases over £100 will be sent via tracked/recorded delivery and purchases over £500 will require a signature upon delivery. Postage can be shared between multiple items, so please take a look at the other items for sale. Our packaging, with the exception of our sticker, is 100% compostable and biodegradable. Our book wrap is a safe, environmentally friendly cardboard that is Forest Stewardship Council certified. Our paper bubble wrap is an eco friendly alternative and is made from recycled paper. If you have any questions about this or any other listing, please do not hesitate to get in touch. Kind regards, Endpaper Books 📚 Instagram | endpaper_books Facebook | Endpaper Books
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