The Bell Jar by Lucas Victoria Sylvia Plath (13 results)

Soft Cover. Condition: VG. Reprint. 8vo. original printed paper wraps (a little rubbed & creased, spine slightly sunned); pp. [iv], 258. A very good copy.

Facsimile Dustjacket Only - No. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. - (illustrator). This is a brand new facsimile dustjacket in a superb condition. It was produced from an original first printing which was browned to the periphery and folds, and these aspects have transferred over in the reproduction process. The dustjackets are printed on acid free paper and enclosed in durable plastic archival sleeves for longevity and future protection. I do not state on the dustjacket that it is a facsimile, nor do I put my business name on it; the facsimile dustjacket is a true representation of the original without modification.- E N D - Our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days. - Thanks for your interest.

Facsimile Dustjacket Only - No. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. - (illustrator). This is a brand new facsimile dustjacket in a superb condition. It was produced from an original first printing which was browned and creased to the periphery and folds, and these aspects have transferred over in the reproduction process. The dustjackets are printed on acid free paper and enclosed in durable plastic archival sleeves for longevity and future protection. I do not state on the dustjacket that it is a facsimile, nor do I put my business name on it; the facsimile dustjacket is a true representation of the original without modification.- E N D - Our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days. - Thanks for your interest.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 8vo. Green boards with silver titles. Mauve top-edge. About fine. In rubbed and somewhat soiled dust jacket; a little chipping and creasing to edges; Sylvia Plath's name written in mauve ink to head of front flap. *** The second edition of Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar, published under Heinemann's Contemporary Fiction imprint a year after the first edition (also by Heinemann). The only other edition besides the first that bears Plath's pseudonym, Victoria Lucas.

The second edition & the only other edition besides the first that bears Plath's pseudonym, Victoria Lucas. 8vo. Green boards with silver gilt titles. Mauve topedge. Geometric white & mauve dustwrapper. A near fine copy with clean & fresh boards. Lightest spotting to leading edge o/w fine & appears unread. The near fine/fine dustwrapper is also crisp and fresh with no tears. Some light dusting to rear panel with a fresh diamond white spine with a hint of lightening to the mauve. A very attractive copy indeed. Semi autobiographical novel which reveals Plath's own struggle with mental illness - both the author and the protagonist occupy a small area between genius and madness. Plath committed suicide a month after the book was published in the UK in 1963. The second edition was publshed in the Heinemann Contemporary Fiction Collection & uses the Authors original pseudonym, Victoria Lucas; this was later changed under the guidance of her husband, the Poet Ted Hughes & her mother to her real name, Sylvia Plath in the trade edition published two years later by Faber in 1966 (not published in the US until 1971).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. Second edition. Originally published the previous year. The poet's only novel written under the "Victoria Lucas" pseudonym. Original green cloth with silver lettering to spine. A near fine book with slight knocking to bottom corners and extremely faint and minor spotting to edges. The original dust jacket has some surface rubbing and slight fading to spine panel. An excellent, clean and sharp example.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. Bound in green boards with gilt lettering on spine. Second edition published in the Contemporary Fictions series and the only edition, besides the first, bearing Sylvia Plath's pseudonym Victoria Lucas. Binding is tight and square, light bump to top right corner of rear side. No marks or inscriptions, pages are clean. Light foxing to top- and fore edge. In near fine dust jacket with lightest rubbing to spine ends and corners and light fading to spine. 258 pp. 19 x 13 cm.

Condition: Near Fine. Second Edition. Second edition, part of the Contemporary Fiction Series, and the only edition besides the first to bear Sylvia Plath's pseudonym Victoria Lucas. Bound in publisher's original green cloth-affect boards with spine stamped in silver top edge stained lilac. Near Fine with slight crease to top corner of rear board, foxing to textblock edges. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light rubbing, light edge wear, fading to spine and creases to the rear flap. A lovely copy of this uncommon and early edition.

FIRST BOOK CLUB EDITION, a few faint spots to half-title receding to title-page, pp. [iv], 258, crown 8vo, original green boards, backstrip lettered in silver, top edge purple, dustjacket with hint of rubbing at extremities, some very light handling, very good. The second edition of Plath's debut novel, preserving her anonymity with a stark statement on the dustjacket's rear panel: 'we are not in a position to disclose any details of the author's identity'. The latter would be made plain two years later, with the Faber edition issued under the author's own name. A superb copy. (Tabor A4a2).

Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition, first printing of one of Sylvia Plath's best-known work, here published under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas. Bound in publisher's original black cloth-affect boards with spine lettered in gilt; lacking the dust jacket. Good. Lean to spine, covers stained, light foxing to textblock edge with a remainder mark to the bottom edge. Former owner name and date to front paste down, and letter "B" to front free endpaper. Thin line of paper residue to rear paste down. Pages toned and with an occasional crease. A serviceable copy.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original black cloth-affect boards with spine lettered in gilt. Very Good with lean to binding, rubbing to corners and spine ends, foxing to edge of textblock. Small abrasion and remnant of appendage to rear paste down. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with toning, soiling, moderate edge wear and a few small scratches; light dimpling to spine panel. Plath's semi-autobiographical novel, published in the UK under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas eight years before its first American appearance. Plath committed suicide less a month after its initial publication, cementing the book's reputation as a tragically unheeded cry for help. It is now perhaps the single most iconic female coming-of-age story.

First edition of the author's classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, small names to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Thomas Simmonds. Rare and desirable. "The Bell Jar chronicles the crack-up of Esther Greenwood: brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, and successful, but slowly going under -- maybe for the last time. Sylvia Plath masterfully draws the reader into Esther's breakdown with such intensity that Esther's insanity becomes completely real and even rational, as probable and accessible an experience as going to the movies. Such deep penetration into the dark and harrowing corners of the psyche is an extraordinary accomplishment and has made The Bell Jar a haunting American classic. "In looking at the madness of the world and the world of madness [this book] forces us to consider the great question posed by all truly realistic fiction: what is reality and how can it be confronted"(New York Times Book Review). â I TOOK A DEEP BREATH AND LISTENED TO THE OLD BRAG OF MY HEART. I AM, I AM, I AM": FIRST EDITION OF SYLVIA PLATH'S CLASSIC THE BELL JAR.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing with the words "First published 1963" printed on the copyright page. A wonderful copy. This original dustjacket is rich in color with minor wear to the spine and edges. The book is bound in the publisher's black cloth and is in great shape. The binding is tight with minor wear to the boards The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy in collector's condition housed in custom clamshell slipcase for preservation. We buy Victoria Lucas First Editions.