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Previous owner's neat name and date (1957) on top edge of ffep. Dust jacket shows a little scuffing to top of rear panel. Small, neat bookstore sticker affixed to the bottom of the rear end paper. Overall, a stunning copy of this, the true first edition of the author's first book. One of 2000 copies in the first edition. 59 pp. Ref.: Sagar & Tabor A1.

The Hawk in the Rain is Ted Hughes's first collection of poems, released in 1957. It features themes of nature, humanity's struggle, and powerful, evocative imagery.