Animal Poems

Hughes, Ted

Published by Richard Gilbertson, 1967

Condition: Very Good Soft cover

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Limited edition (Crediton: Richard Gilbertson, 1967). Signed by Ted Hughes to the front endpaper. One of 100 copies produced. 1-6 were interleaved throughout with blank paper, on which the poet wrote out each of the thirteen poems in full, to face the printed text and were also bound in full dark green levant morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. 7-16 were interleaved with three manuscript poems and bound in half morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. 17-36 contained one poem in manuscript and were bound in decorative covers. The example on offer here is one of the 37-100 copies that were signed by the author. Original salmon fur-grained covers with lettering to the upper cover in black. Faint marginal soiling to spine with minor wrinkling here and there; top edge of upper cover and opening few pages turned up slightly; area of minor staining to lower cover with a little colour transfer to fore-edge of rear endpaper, contents nice and clean otherwise and firmly bound. A very good example of a rare book. Seller Inventory # ABE-1582131696515

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Title: Animal Poems

Publisher: Richard Gilbertson

Publication Date: 1967

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition, Limited Edition

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