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PLATH, Sylvia.

The Colossus & Other Poems.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1962. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION 1 blank leaf + half-title + TP + Dedicationpage + Acknowledgment page + ix-[xi] + half-title + 3-[84] + 2 leaves = Notes + 1 blank leaf, small Octavo. First American Edition. Lane/Stevens #A3. Lacking ten poems that appeared in the British edition of 1960 (Metaphor, Black Rook in Rainy Weather, Maudlin, Ouija, Two Sisters of Persephone, Who, Dark House, Maenad, The Beast and Witch Burning). The back side of the unclipped dust jacket has 2" diameter water stain along with some light scuffing. The book itself is in near very good to fine condition. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

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