The Bell Jar
by [Plath, Sylvia] Lucas, Victoria
- Used
- good
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Heinemann, 1963. First Edition. Good. First edition, first printing of one of Sylvia Plath's best-known work, here published under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas. Bound in publisher's original black cloth-affect boards with spine lettered in gilt; lacking the dust jacket. Good. Lean to spine, covers stained, light foxing to textblock edge with a remainder mark to the bottom edge. Former owner name and date to front paste down, and letter "B" to front free endpaper. Thin line of paper residue to rear paste down. Pages toned and with an occasional crease. A serviceable copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140942193
- Title
- The Bell Jar
- Author
- [Plath, Sylvia] Lucas, Victoria
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1963
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Remainder Mark
- Usually an ink marking of some sort which indicates that the book was designated a remainder. In most cases, it can be found on...
- 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...
- 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....