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First edition, first print. Copy with the ownership name of Miriam Baggett, a friend of Sylvia Plath s mother Aurelia; some of Aurelia s frank correspondence to Miriam is quoted in 'Red Comet: the Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath' (Heather Clark; 2020). Miriam's copy has no jacket, but is internally very clean and unmarked. Olive green buckram boards. Silver gilt lettering to spine. Light spotting to the upper edge of text block. Slightest of leans, light rubbing to the spine foot and top of spine. The first edition, first print of Plath's first published collection of poetry. Printed at the Windmill Press, Kingswood, Surrey. Original green cloth, gilt-lettered on spine (slightest wear at ends of spine).