Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar. First Hardcover Edition. BCE.

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Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar. First Hardcover Edition. BCE. Specs
BindingHardcover
LanguageEnglish
Special Attributes1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Book Club Edition
AuthorSylvia Plath
PublisherHarper & Row
TopicLiterature
SubjectLiterature & Fiction
Year Printed1971
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Clean, tight first edition hardcover in Very Good overall condition. This is the book club edition. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm and tight. Cover is clean, square and bright with sharp edges and corners, a touch of light wear at spine ends, a couple tiny bumped tips, otherwise no visible wear or flaws. Dust jacket is clean and attractive with light edge wear, mostly at spine ends and tips, otherwise no significant flaws. Rose topstain remains crisp and solid and velvety. Deckled fore-edge is lightly toned. Overall a tight, attractive, nicely preserved copy that has aged lightly and evenly. Jacket protected in clear mylar sleeve. Packaged with care and shipped with USPS Media Mail.