Description: Rare first printing of the 1962 Knopf first U.S. hardcover edition in excellent condition. Pages are clean, crisp and bright. Binding is firm and tight. Full cloth cover is clean and bright with no visible wear or imperfections. Dust jacket also clean and attractive, with light age toning, a couple spots of chipping along top edge, a very small tear along bottom, and a couple trivial blemishes on back. Paste-downs show just a hint of toning, while the red text topstain remains color rich, crisp and velvety. Overall a tight, handsome, exceptionally well-preserved copy that has aged nicely. Jacket now protected with archival mylar. Packaged with care and shipped vis USPS Media Mail with signature confirmation. Note that the jacket copy and author bio are written in the present tense, as this was published almost a year before Sylvia's death. What makes these first printings special is they were the only copies of any of her books actually in stores and being sold while she was still alive. Thanks for looking.
Price: 467.8 USD
Location: Denver, Colorado
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Publication Year: 1962
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Book Title: The Colossus
Author: Sylvia Plath
Features: Dust Jacket
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Original Language: English
Genre: Poetry
Topic: Sylvia Plath
Edition: First Edition
Vintage: Yes
