Johnny Panic & The Bible Of Dreams [1st Ed]
by Plath, Sylvia
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Excellent/Excellent
- ISBN 10
- 0571111203
- ISBN 13
- 9780571111206
- Seller
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Adelaide , South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
London: Faber & Faber, 1977. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Excellent/Excellent. Posthumous collection of Plath's short stories. First Printing [Faber & Faber, London, 1977]; orange cloth, silver titling to spine, previous owner name ffep, an excellent copy; in like illustrated dustjacket, not price-clipped [4.95 net], sticker on front flap, spine a little sunned. Collection of 13 short stories interspersed with journalistic pieces. Introduction by Ted Hughes [with much insight to Plath's process & literary journey]. Sylvia Plath, best known for her extensive poetical works & her singular novel "The Bell Jar", also wrote a number of excellent short stories which were managed by husband Hughes after her death. ISBN: 0-571-11120-3 / 0571111203.
Synopsis
Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams is a collection of ephemera by Sylvia Plath, published posthumously by her husband, the late Ted Hughes, in 1979. This book includes short stories, essays, and journal entries - many never published before Plath's suicide. Selections include: That Widow Mangada / America! America! / Sunday at the Mintons / Above the Oxbow / The Daughters of Blossom Street / Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams / All the Dead Dears / The 59th Bear and more !
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- Bookseller
- ORCHARD BOOKSHOP (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 486
- Title
- Johnny Panic & The Bible Of Dreams [1st Ed]
- Author
- Plath, Sylvia
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Excellent
- Jacket Condition
- Excellent
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition 2st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0571111203
- ISBN 13
- 9780571111206
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- Adelaide, Adelaide Arcade, Ariel, Bell jar, classic, classic books, fiction, first edition, literature, orchard bookshop, poetry, Ted hughes
- X weight
- 0 kg
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