Crossing the Water – Sylvia Plath
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For sale is a  rare first  edition, first printing of Crossing the Water by Sylvia Plath. First Edition unstated, 1971 Harper & Row. First Printing with no subsequent printing and first state dust jacket.

The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong ink on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, heavy spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with no other marks, inscriptions or signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned, making it an excellent addition to any collection.

The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with price on the front flap and mild surface and edge wear. First state jacket with design by Amy Isbey Duevell, $5.95 price and 0971 date code on front flap, and ISBN 06-13366-x on the back flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.

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. Very Rare!