A Parcel of Poems For Ted Hughes On His Sixty Fifth Birthday : Fellow Poet And Contributor Fergus Allen's Personal copy
by Hughes, Ted (related)
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Market Harborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
The Sole printing published by Faber & Faber, London in 1995 for private distribution. Only 300 copies issued. The BOOK is in near Fine condition with original brown card wrappers and a printed paper label to the spine as issued. Signed and dated by Fergus Allen to the front free end paper. The date of '17/8/95' was the date of Ted Hughes' 65th birthday and also the date the book was published. Fergus Allen (1921 -2017) was a high ranking civil servant from an Anglo Irish family, whose first collections of poems appeared when he was already over 70 years of age. Allen provides one contribution 'Pond life' to this collection. A very scarce item with only two copies listed on JSIC. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 122334455687
- Title
- A Parcel of Poems For Ted Hughes On His Sixty Fifth Birthday : Fellow Poet And Contributor Fergus Allen's Personal copy
- Author
- Hughes, Ted (related)
- Format/Binding
- Stiff card covers
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Sole UK printing
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber, London (for private distribution)
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 1995
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Poetry, Heaney, Hughes
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
Biblio member since 2015
Market Harborough, Leicestershire
About Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
We trade as a family-run internet business in Market Harborough in the heart of the Midlands. We have over 10 years experience of collecting and selling a range of genres, specialising in iconic modern fiction and children's titles. Please feel free to browse our website: www.ashtonrarebooks.com. All items are fully described and if any reasonable discrepancy is noted on arrival to the customer, a full refund including payment for return to us will be made. Items over £250 may be paid for in instalments subject to agreement- however, all books remain the property of Ashton Rare Books until the full balance has been paid. Please contact us at : les@ashtonrarebooks.com if you are looking for a particular title or require further assistance.We are full members of the PBFA, ABA and ILAB.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....