Colossus, The
by Plath, Sylvia
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
-
Middlebury, Vermont, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Knopf, 1962. 1st. Hardcover. Good/Good. Hardcover, 84 pages, green cloth with title stamped in dark green on the spine and author's initials embossed on front cover. Top edge stained red. Dust jacket is unclipped, but has edgewear and a half inch chip to top of spine. Rear panel of dj is soiled and has a stain which also affects the rear cloth cover, but no pages inside.Previous owner's signature on front fly leaf. Record # 411764
Synopsis
Sylvia Plath was born in 1932 in Massachusetts. She began publishing poems and stories as a teenager and by the time she entered Smith College had won several poetry prizes. The Colossus is a poetry collection that was published in 1971.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Monroe Street Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 411764
- Title
- Colossus, The
- Author
- Plath, Sylvia
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- Poetry, Poetry, 1st, , .
Terms of Sale
Monroe Street Books
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About the Seller
Monroe Street Books
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Middlebury, Vermont
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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