Ted Hughes first editions
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First edition, first impression, 8vo; illustrations by Andrew Davidson. Publisher's pictorial boards printed in pink, blue and black. With the pictorial dust jacket. Spine a little rolled but a very nice copy in the nicked and somewhat faded dust jacket.
£750 -
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Inscribed by the author. Publisher's red cloth-backed sage cloth sides, titles to spine gilt, with the dust jacket. An unusually fresh copy in the dust jacket.
£975 -
Number 131 of a limited edition of 175 copies, signed by the author; folio (304 x 242 mm), title in red and black, illustrations by Leonard Baskin, numbered prospectus loosely inserted; publisher's pictorial limp vellum, gilt, a little yellowed (as usual), top edge gilt., others uncut, original slip-case, small dent to one edge, otherwise very good, a near-fine copy.
£500 -
First edition, sole impression, inscribed by the poet, number 9 of 200 copies printed each signed by the author; 8vo; Publisher's japon backed patterned red boards, titles to upper board and spine in black. A fine copy.
£1,250 -
Special edition, signed by the author, number 94 of 300 numbered copies, from a total edition of 310 (10 reserved for the author numbered i-x); 8vo; publisher's plain green boards, presented in matching slipcase, a bright and attractive copy.
£650 -
Number 21 of 75 copies signed & numbered by the poet; broadside, 395 x 280 mm; title & imprint printed in red, illustration by the author, a little minor creasing; framed & glazed (560 x 430 mm).
£475 -
First edition, inscribed to the poet's brother and sister-in law on the front free endpaper; 8vo (225 x 145 mm); publisher's blue cloth, illustrated dust-jacket after a painting by Frieda Hughes (the poet's daughter), very mild rubbing to extremities, otherwise near fine.
£2,500 -
First edition, first impression, signed presentation copy from the author; 8vo; woodcut illustrations by Andrew Davidson; original boards, dust-jacket, a little rubbed at corners, but otherwise a near fine copy.
£195 -
First edition, first impression, trade issue; small 4to (255 x 215 mm.); photographic illustrations by Fay Godwin; original cloth-backed boards, photographic dust-jacket, price-clipped, a fine copy.
£250 -
First edition, softcover issue, inscribed presentation copy from the author; 8vo; publisher's photographic wrappers, a very good copy.
£750