The poems in Winter Trees were written in the last nine months of Sylvia Plath's life, and form part of the group from which the Ariel poems were chosen. They reveal the poet at the height of her creative powers, exhibiting the startling imagery and dramatic play for which she became known. Published posthumously in 1971, this valuable collection finds its place alongside The Colossus and Ariel in the oeuvre of a singular talent. 'Nearly all the poems here have the familiar Plath daring, the same feel of bits of frightened, ...
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The poems in Winter Trees were written in the last nine months of Sylvia Plath's life, and form part of the group from which the Ariel poems were chosen. They reveal the poet at the height of her creative powers, exhibiting the startling imagery and dramatic play for which she became known. Published posthumously in 1971, this valuable collection finds its place alongside The Colossus and Ariel in the oeuvre of a singular talent. 'Nearly all the poems here have the familiar Plath daring, the same feel of bits of frightened, vibrant, indignant consciousness translated instantly into words and images that blend close, experienced horror and icy, sardonic control.' New Statesman 'A book that anyone seriously interested in poetry now must have . . . Sylvia Plath's immense gift is evident throughout.' Guardian
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Fair. Hardcover first edition, second printing. This is an ex-library book and has usual markings and stickers. Brodart-protected jacket. There is a stain in the upper-left corner of the first several pages and some creased pages. The binding is cracked.
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Fine. Book Not ex-lib. Hardcover with lavender boards and grey quarter-binding, no jacket, 8vo. 64pp. 2nd printing(number line on last page). Fine. Clean, square, tight and unmarked. Prev. owner's name in small, fine hand upper corner ffep.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. First American edition. Introduction by Ted Hughes. Near fine with faint foxing on the spine and page edge in a very good dustwrapper with internal foxing, rubbing, and small abrasions.
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Very Good in Very Good-dust jacket. 0060133678. Collection of poetry by the renowned writer, vg in vg dust jacket, in fresh mylar sleeve; some foxing to cloth along spine, rubbing to jacket panels and edges else a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; stated first edition with complete number line on last page; 64 pages.