Collected Poems

London: Faber and Faber, 2003. First Edition. First Impression, trade issue. Thick octavo (24cm); hunter green paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; xlii,[2],3-1,333,[1]pp. Pictorial bookplate of noted poet, translator, and anthropologist Nathaniel Tarn (1928-2024) mounted to the front pastedown. Spine ends gently bumped, upper corners tapped (though still sharp); Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced £40.00) with a bit of corresponding wrinkling to spine ends and upper flap folds; Near Fine. A mammoth volume of Hughes's collected poems, gathering his published work, along with nearly 200 uncollected poems which (truncated) he published in periodicals but never reprinted. 85619. (Inventory #: 85619)