Description: [Literature] ~ PLATH, Sylvia Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams London. Faber & Faber, 1977. First edition. 8vo. 250pp. Original publisher's orange cloth boards lettered in silver, with the unclipped bright orange dustwrapper. Spine bumped with a few other marks to both boards and dustwrapper, internally bright. From the estate of Olwyn Hughes, recently dispersed, though no indications of such. The first edition of a posthumous collection of Sylvia Plath's (19321963) prose writing, as compiled by her estranged husband Ted Hughes some fourteen years after her death. Presented in three parts; thirteen completed short stories, 6 further stories, and four diary excerpts. Olwyn Hughes (19282016) was a translator, agent and literary executor who had worked in Paris for NATO, Martonplay, and King Peter II of Yugoslavia, among others. After the death of her sisterinlaw Sylvia Plath, she returned to England to help her brother, Ted Hughes, raise his young children, eventually taking over the management of both his career and Plath's literary estate. While she did have some other clients as a literary agent, including Jean Rhys, much of the rest of her life was dedicated to preserving and defending both Plath and Hughes. ~ About Antiquates We’re based in the heart of the Dorset countryside, with an antiquarian bookshop in Wareham, housed within a beautiful Grade II Listed Georgian Building, we also travel far and wide to buy, sell and advise on rare books. We offer a wealth of antiquarian books, specialising in early and hand-press printing - but not excluding all others! Our bias is towards the unusual, the interesting and the important - and we try to offer our customers a varied and frequently changing selection, along with advice on library development and special purchases. We are proud and active members of the ABA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association), ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers) and the PBFA (Provincial Book Fairs Association) - professional bodies for the antiquarian book trade, abiding by their codes of practice and exhibiting at several large national and regional book fairs each year. Viewings of all books in our stock are possible by appointment at our Wareham bookshop, the details for which are displayed in the 'Business seller Information' section below. Purchase and Payment We aim to make your purchase as straightforward and pleasurable as possible. Payment can be made by various methods: From customers in the UK we accept: Paypal Bank Transfers (in GBP £ Sterling) Cheques (in GBP £ Sterling) For customers from the rest of the world we accept: Paypal Bank Transfers (in GBP £ Sterling) Postage and Packing As experienced and professional booksellers we have shipped books to many countries, and will be happy to quote costs for destinations and/or services other than those currently specified for this heavy book. All books are expertly wrapped, dispatched via national and international postal or courier services, and fully insured from our door to yours. Please be aware that antiquarian books can be imported to many destinations without restriction or extra duties (for example, the entire European Union), but that some destinations do charge import duties and/or sales tax on imported items. As per eBay terms, buyers are liable to pay these costs on receipt. Please see Postage and Payments section
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Fiction Subject: Literary Fiction
Author: Sylvia PLATH
Format: Hardback with Jacket
Language: English
Date of Publication: 1950-Now
Year Printed: 1977
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
