Ariel – Sylvia Plath
NF Later Print PB

For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first paperback edition, later printing of Ariel by Sylvia Plath. First Paperback Edition unstated, 1966 Harper Perennial. 34th Printing with a partial number line and a $10.00 cover price.

The exterior of this paperback edition is in Near Fine condition, with bright, white covers with a few smudges on the back, no creases, a few marks on page blocks, mild surface wear, strong title on a square spine, a tight binding with no spine cracks, no spine tilt, rubbed spine ends, mild edge wear and rounded corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. The inside covers and the interior pages are clean and bright.

When Sylvia Plath died, she not only left behind a prolific life but also her unpublished literary masterpiece, Ariel. When her husband, Ted Hughes, first brought this collection to the public, it garnered worldwide acclaim. “Made up of poems that are so original in their style and so startlingly accomplished in their confessional voice that they helped change the direction of contemporary poetry, Ariel is  a masterpiece.”  — New York Observer

Small volume ships promptly in a secure mailer, with the book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.