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Lot Description

HUGHES, Ted (1930-1998). A group of 4 works by Hughes, comprising:

The Hawk in the Rain. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1957. 8vo. Original black cloth gilt, original pictorial dust jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION of Hughes's first book of poetry. -- The Earth-Owl and Other Moon People. London: Faber & Faber, 1963. 8vo. Original blue cloth; original dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. -- Earth Moon. London: Rainbow Press, 1976. 16mo. Original blue calf by Davis & Hodges; board slipcase. LIMITED EDITION, number 34 of 226 copies SIGNED BY HUGHES. -- A Solstice. Knotting, Bedfordshire: The Sceptre Press, 1978. 8vo. Original printed wrappers. LIMITED EDITION, number 203 of 350 copies. -- Together, 4 works in 4 volumes, all 8vo or smaller, all in calf, cloth or printed wrappers, all FIRST EDITIONS or LIMITED EDITIONS where indicated, condition generally fine.

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