Crossing the Water – Sylvia Plath
NF Paperback

For sale is a  rare first  paperback edition, later printing of Crossing the Water by Sylvia Plath. First Paperback Edition unstated, 1971 HarperPerennial. Later Printing with high number line.

The exterior of this paperback edition is in Near Fine condition, with clean, illustrated covers with no creases, clean page blocks, mild surface wear, strong title on an un-cracked spine, a tight binding with no spine cracks, strong spine ends, mild edge wear and lightly rounded corners.

The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with the ghost of an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.

Crossing the Water is a 1971 posthumous collection of poetry by Sylvia Plath that was prepared for publication by Ted Hughes. These poems were written at the same time as those that appear in Ariel. Crossing the Water continues to push the envelope between dark and light, between our deep passions and desires that are often in tension with our duty to family and society. Water becomes a metaphor for the surface veneer that many of us carry, but Plath explores how easily this surface can be shaken and disturbed.

Small volume ships promptly in a manila envelope, with the book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.