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Very good condition. Pages unmarked, former owner's name written on inside cover, boards straight, no spine creasing. Dust jacket has several tears along edges between .25" and .5". One considerable 1" tear on back cover with edges creased.
Cave Birds: An Alchemical Cave Drama by Ted Hughes - 1978
by Ted Hughes
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Cave Birds: An Alchemical Cave Drama
by Ted Hughes
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London: Faber and Faber, 1978. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 9" by 11.5". Leonard Baskin. A smart first edition of this intense collaboration from Ted Hughes and Leonard Baskin. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-seven full-page images. Collated complete. A collection of poetry including: After the first fright, The accused, A riddle, The scapegoat, The owl flower, and many others. Written by Edward James Hughes, an English poet, translator, and children's writer who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1984. Illustrated by Leonard Baskin, an American sculptor, draughtsman and graphic artist, as well as a founder of the Gehenna Press. In the original black cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light chipping resulting in minor loss to the extremities. Sunning to the spine and the odd small mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Near Fine
- Bookseller Rooke Books (GB)
- Illustrator Leonard Baskin
- Format/Binding Cloth
- Book Condition Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition Very Good
- Quantity Available 1
- Edition First edition
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1978
- Size 9" by 11.5"
- Keywords Cave Birds Alchemical Drama Birds Baskin
- Size 9\" by 11.5\"
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Cave Birds: An Alchemical Cave Drama
by Ted Hughes
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Cave Birds: An Alchemical Cave Drama
by Hughes, Ted
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Viking Press. 1st. 1978. vg. Hardcover. ISBN:0670209279 63 pages; 8-5/8" tall x 11"; b/w plates; black cover with gilt lettering on spine; craft-paper dust jacket has tear top back, is in new clear protective mylar .
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Cave Birds: An Alchemical Cave Drama
by Hughes, Ted
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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Viking Press, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. A near fine copy of the first American edition, hardcover in jacket (jacket has some minor closed tears to edges). Baskin, Leonard (illustrator).
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Cave Birds: An Alchemical Cave Drama
by Hughes, Ted
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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New York: Viking Press, 1978. Book. Illus. by Leonard Baskin . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. oblong 4to. Bookstore price sticker on front flap. .
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Cave Birds: An Alchemical Cave Drama
by Hughes, Ted
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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New York: Viking Press, 1978. Book. Illus. by Leonard Baskin . Near Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition. oblong 4to. First U.S. Edition. A fine book in fine dust jacket. .
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Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
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Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
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Cave Birds: An Alchemical Cave Drama
by Hughes, Ted
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Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States
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Viking Press, 1978. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Baskin, Leonard. Fine in fine dust jacket. Distinctive, sometimes humorous drawings by Leonard Baskin. Price still present. Never been read.
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Cave Birds: An Alchemical Cave Drama
by Ted Hughes
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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New York: The Viking Press, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Leonard Baskin. With all first printing points including $14.95 flap price. Another stellar collaboration between the British poet and the great illustrator. Book is fine and unmarked. Jacket is fine, clean and bright with two 1/2" gently closed tear at corners of front panel internally repaired with archival tissue and protected by an archival Mylar plastic cover. A beautiful copy.
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CAVE BIRDS : AN ALCHEMICAL CAVE DRAMA
by Hughes, Ted, 1930-1998 [author]; Baskin, Leonard, 1922-2000 [illustrator]
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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New York: The Viking Press, 1978. Hardcover. Quarto (oblong), 60 pages. In Good minus condition with a Fair plus dust jacket. Spine is tan with black print. Dust jacket has light edge wear, stains on front. Price clipped. Boards in black cloth. Moisture stain on front, overall mottled soiling. Text block has slight spotting to endpapers. Illustrated with b&w drawings. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. 1368975. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Cave Birds: An Alchemical Cave Drama
by Hughes, Ted
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
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- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780670209279 / 0670209279
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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New York: Viking Press, 1978. Book. Illus. by Leonard Baskin . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. oblong 4to. A collectible copy, fine in like dust jacket now in mylar. .
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