By Ted Hughes

Published: London Faber and Faber

Size: 8.5" by 5.5" Pagination: [6], 7-170pp

A near fine first edition of Ted Hughes' poetry diary on life and work on a farm.

By Ted Hughes

1979 Moortown

Name: 1979 Moortown
SKU: 727P18
Price: 200 GBP
Availability: InStock

Published: London Faber and Faber

Size: 8.5" by 5.5" Pagination: [6], 7-170pp

A near fine first edition of Ted Hughes' poetry diary on life and work on a farm.

£200.00

weight: 0.5kgs / stock code: 727P18

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Description

First Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

The first edition of this work.

In the original unclipped dustwrapper.

'Moortown' is a poetical diary detailing everyday life living and working on a farm, based on Hughes' own experiences after marrying the farmer's daughter Carol Orchard in 1970.

Ted Hughes was one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century, known for being Poet Laureate for fourteen years, and for his ultimately unhappy marriage to Sylvia Plath.

Condition

In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, fine. Dustwrapper with only a touch of discolouration. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.

Overall: Fine

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