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The Bell Jar
by Sylvia Plath
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0060133562
- ISBN 13
- 9780060133566
- Seller
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Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
first U.S. edition (stated) first printing (no number line) hardcover in dust jacket; no prior owner mark; little age tone to text pages, some foxing present text block fore-edge, light offsetting to end papers; sound binding but slight spine lean; cover has little rub to corner tips, bright titling; dj edge wear: little rub and bump at corners, small nicks at corner tips and spine ends, short tear with creasing lower back panel; flap price present dsk
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
- DrPanglossBooks
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13150
- Title
- The Bell Jar
- Author
- Sylvia Plath
- Illustrator
- Sylvia Plath
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first U.S. edition
- ISBN 10
- 0060133562
- ISBN 13
- 9780060133566
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1971
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