The Bell Jar
by Sylvia Plath
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Stated "First U.S. Edition" burgundy cloth, silver letters, lilac end-papers. VG- minor rubbing to extrems, sunning to
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Row, , 1971. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Stated "First U.S. Edition" burgundy cloth, silver letters, lilac end-papers. VG- minor rubbing to extrems, sunning to the very top of the spine. lilac top-stain. 0471. DJ is Fair to Good, creases and closed tears, tape residue. Not price clipped. .
Synopsis
The Bell Jar is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Sylvia Plath, published in 1963. It tells the story of Esther Greenwood, a talented and ambitious young woman who struggles with mental illness and societal pressures in the 1950s. The Bell Jar is a powerful and poignant portrayal of mental health and the pressures faced by young women. Plath's use of language and imagery captures the complexities of Esther's inner world, making the novel a powerful exploration of the human condition. It’s Plath’s only novel, and the book is often regarded as a roman à clef due to its parallelism with the author’s own experiences and her struggle with mental illness. Plath committed suicide a month after The Bell Jar was first published.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Westsider Rare & Used Books Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47883
- Title
- The Bell Jar
- Author
- Sylvia Plath
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Stated "First U.S. Edition" burgundy cloth, silver letters, lilac end-papers. VG- minor rubbing to extrems, sunning to
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Row,
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- Sylvia Plath
Terms of Sale
Westsider Rare & Used Books Inc.
30 days refund is not as described/damaged
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Westsider Rare & Used Books Inc.
Biblio member since 2006
New York, New York
About Westsider Rare & Used Books Inc.
Rare & Used books on Broadway in New York City. One dollar books all the way up to signed limited first editions and antiquarian.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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