Cave Birds

These ten poems printed for the first time form part of "Cave Birds," a sequence of twenty poems written by Hughes between 1974-75 to Baskin's drawings. The poems are published together with prints from the related drawings and each poem is accompanied by a facsimile of a draft selected from the poet's working papers. The elephant folio sized prints are… Read more about this item

first edition first printing U.S. (on British sheets) hardcover in dust jacket; no prior owner marks; minimal age tone, light offsetting to end papers; small nick top front free end paper; tight bind; clean cloth cover, bright gilt titling; dj edge wear: short tears to front corners; flap price present MS

DW. Not price clipped. DW chipped and torn.

London: Faber and Faber, 1978. Baskin, Leonard. Oblong quarto. (63)pp. First trade edition. Inscribed by Leonard Baskin, whose stylized drawings provide a dramatic illustration of Hughes's poem sequence. The effect, as the jacket copy rightly describes it, is a "haunting combination of word and image." Baskin, the renowned sculptor, artist, and founder of the Gehenna Press, shared a long… Read more about this item

NY: Viking Press. 1978. 1st ed., signed by illustrator Leonard Baskin on the front end pa per. 4to, black cloth. 64 pp. A fine as-new copy in dust jacket - - however there are several white spots on the back cover due to a binding defect. .

New York: Viking Press, 1978. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First American edition. Oblong quarto. Illustrated by Leonard Baskin. Near fine with bumped spine ends in very good fine dustwrapper with tears and edgewear. Poetry.

London & Boston, : Faber & Faber,, (1978). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in a near fine dustjacket (price-clipped, ghost of sticker on cover.). First printing. "A superb and haunting combination of word and image." Originally published in a limited edition in 1975, this first trade edition has had some poems re-written, others added or deleted, but it… Read more about this item

Viking Press. 1st. 1978. vg. Hardcover. ISBN:0670209279 63 pages; 8-5/8" tall x 11"; b/w plates; black cover with gilt lettering on spine; craft-paper dust jacket has tear top back, is in new clear protective mylar .

New York : The Viking Press, 1978. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 9" by 11". Leonard Baskin. A first American edition of this poetry collection from Ted Hughes, with illustrations. A first American edition copy. Cave Birds, an Alchemical Cave drama is a collection of poems by Ted Hughes with drawings by Leonard Baskin. Ted Hughes was… Read more about this item

U.S.A.: Faber & Faber, 1978. Book. Illus. by Baskin, Leonard. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Near fine price-clipped jacket..

New York: The Viking Press, 1978. Hardcover. Quarto (oblong), 60 pages. In Good minus condition with a Fair plus dust jacket. Spine is tan with black print. Dust jacket has light edge wear, stains on front. Price clipped. Boards in black cloth. Moisture stain on front, overall mottled soiling. Text block has slight spotting to endpapers. Illustrated with b&w… Read more about this item

New York: Viking Press, 1978. Book. Illus. by Leonard Baskin . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. oblong 4to. Bookstore price sticker on front flap. .

London: Faber and Faber, 1978. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 9" by 11.5". Leonard Baskin. A smart first edition of this intense collaboration from Ted Hughes and Leonard Baskin. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-seven full-page images. Collated complete. A collection of poetry including: After the… Read more about this item

New York: Viking Press, 1978. Book. Illus. by Leonard Baskin . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. oblong 4to. A collectible copy, fine in like dust jacket now in mylar. .

New York: Viking Press, 1978. Book. Illus. by Leonard Baskin . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. oblong 4to. A well-preserved copy, fine in a fine dust jacket. .

Very good condition. Pages unmarked, former owner's name written on inside cover, boards straight, no spine creasing. Dust jacket has several tears along edges between .25" and .5". One considerable 1" tear on back cover with edges creased.

Faber, 1978-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

New York: Viking Press. A clean, crisp hardcover in very good condition; faint shelf wear. Good DJ in mylar cover; light edge wear, two sticker ghosts front and back. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1978.

Faber, 1978-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0.9843 in x 0.9843 in x 0.9843 in. First trade edition. DJ very good, one small tear on upper edge. Slight bumping to board edges. Pages clean. Binding sound.

New York: Viking Press, 1978. Book. Illus. by Leonard Baskin . Near Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition. oblong 4to. First U.S. Edition. A fine book in fine dust jacket. .