Sylvia Plath

PLATH, SYLVIA, 1932 to 1963

Sylvia Plath

American poet and writer.

Books
11
Editions tracked
19
First editions
11
Nationality
United States

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Earliest first editionThe ColossusHeinemann, 1960 Most editions trackedAriel2 editions
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  1. 1960The ColossusHeinemann
  2. 1963The Bell JarHeinemann
  3. 1963Collected PoemsHarper & Row
  4. 1965ArielFaber & Faber
  5. 1971Crossing the WaterFaber & Faber
  6. 1971Winter TreesFaber & Faber
  7. 1975Johnny Panic and the Bible of DreamsHarperPerennial
  8. 1975Letters HomeFaber & Faber
  9. 1976The Bed BookFaber & Faber
  10. 1982The Journals of Sylvia PlathDial Press
  11. 2000The Journals of Sylvia Plath, 1950-1962Faber & Faber
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Sylvia Plath was born in 1932 and died in 1963.

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We track 11 books by Sylvia Plath across 19 editions, 11 of them first editions.

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