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Uncorrected proof copy. 8vo. Original paper wrappers printed in black. A fine copy. The rare uncorrected proof copy of Sylvia Plath's Ariel. One of the most significant collections of post war poetry, written in the last months of the author's life and edited by Plath's husband, Ted Hughes. We have identified 17 corrections made between this proof copy and the first edition, including the replacement of 'brawn' with 'prawn' to p.57 and the passage 'wrinkly and cleared' becoming 'wrinkly and clear red' on p.82.