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Hughes, Ted.
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Fine and comprehensive collection of first, limited and other editions of Hughes' published work (and some works relating to the poet, comprising over 390 volumes, with 76 works signed or inscribed by the author to his friend nick gammage
the collection comprising English editions of nearly all Hughes' major and minor publications (the first trade editions in cloth, simultaneous paperbacks, signed limited and illustrated editions (by Leonard Baskin, R.J. Lloyd, and other collaborative artists, some signed), broadsides, as well as book, periodical and newspaper contributions (including Hughes' English translations of many foreign poets' work), books edited by Hughes, some American editions, a number of critical appreciations of the poet (by Keith Sagar and others); together with advance and other uncorrected proofs of some publications, and additional material such as LPs and audio cassettes
first editions including (up to 1971) The Hawk in the Rain (1957, the author's first book, signed, together with uncorrected advance proofs), Lupercal (1960, his second collection, signed), Meet my Folks! (1961), Selected Poems (with Thom Gunn, 1962), How the Whale Became (1963), The Earth-Owl and other Moon People (1963), Nessie the Mannerless Monster (1964), The Burning of the Brothel (1966, one of 75 copies signed by the author), Recklings (1966, one of 150 copies signed by the author), Scapegoats and Rabies (1967, limited to 300 copies), Wodwo (1967, signed, together with uncorrected proofs and the 1985 reprint, inscribed by the author), Animal Poems (1967, limited to c.100 copies, signed), Poetry in the Making (1967, signed), Gravestones (1968, the first book edition, inscribed), Seneca's Oedipus (1969, three inscribed presentation copies, one with a long quotation, as below, together with uncorrected proof and an early rehearsal script, one of two copies recorded by the bibliographer, inscribed to his sister Olwyn Hughes), The Iron Man (1968, inscribed, together with poster and programme), Five Autumn Songs for Children's Voices (1968, one of 150 signed copies), A Crow Hymn (1970, one of 100 copies, inscribed "To Michael – When the Crow sings the Nightingale bursts – From Ted Mar 70"), The Martyrdom of Bishop Farrar (1970, one of c.100 copies, first state in red and blue marbled wrappers, together with proof page, and the scarce second printing in plain wrappers, one of 100 signed copies), The Coming of the Kings (1971, inscribed), A Few Crows (1970, one of 75 signed copies), Crow (1970, signed, together with the 1972 revised edition, also signed, the signed limited edition of 1973, the new 1999 edition and the 1973 Claddagh Records LP), Fighting for Jerusalem (1970, broadside, one of c.400 copies), Poems [with Ruth Fainlight and Alan Sillitoe] (1971, one of 300 signed copies), Eat Crow (1971, one of 150 signed copies, this one additionally inscribed); later editions including Earth Moon (1976, one of 26 lettered copies, inscribed with a quotation), Gaudete (1977, Al Alvarez's copy, inscribed to him by Hughes "To Al and Anne. Friendship is long life, short folly interrupts. Love Ted"), Moortown (1979, signed, together with first American edition, inscribed), New Selected Poems (1995, inscribed), Orts (1976, one of 200 signed copies), Playground Memories (1996, to which Hughes contributes "The Canal's Drowning Black", the editor's copy, inscribed by Hughes and other contributors including Allan Ahlberg, Colin Dexter, John Fowles and Terry Pratchett), The Rattle Bag (1982, edited by Hughes and Seamus Heaney, signed by both editors, together with their later anthology The School Bag, similarly signed), Ravens (1979, broadside, one of 100 signed copies), Remains of Elmet (1979, inscribed presentation copy), Season Songs (1976, inscribed, together with the first American edition, jointly inscribed by Hughes and the illustrator Leonard Baskin), Selected Poems 1957-81 (several editions, all signed), Shakespeare and the Goddess of Complete Being (1993, inscribed, together with advance proofs, inscribed "Nick's special copy. With all its errors on its head..."), Tales of the Early World (1988, signed) and Wolfwatching (1989, signed), together with numerous limited editions and limited edition broadsides, some in illustrated editions, further advance proofs, volumes signed by other authors (e.g. William Golding. The Man and his Books, edited by John Carey, to which Hughes contributes an essay on The Inheritors, signed by Golding) and early appearances of key poems (e.g. "Everyman's Odyssey" in Landmarks and Voyages, Christmas 1957, "Six Young Men" in Delta, summer 1957, "Trees" in The New Yorker, 17 July 1965
full listing available by request from the book department
all works generally in fine or near fine condition, in the original cloth, wrappers or other bindings, and with dust-jackets when called for, various sizes (chiefly 8vo) (a quantity)
"Those who marry their mothers
Are not as lucky as the others
Those who murder their father
Disappear into self-deception, self-justification and general blather
Those who search for a wife in some other land
Find their mother incognito, understand
Those who bump off the strangest stranger they ever meet
Stretch their own father dead at their feet
Best to be born without cock or hands, this story says –
Then you'll go to heaven with eyes wide open one of these days"
(autograph inscription to "Michael" in Seneca's Oedipus, 1969)
first editions including (up to 1971) The Hawk in the Rain (1957, the author's first book, signed, together with uncorrected advance proofs), Lupercal (1960, his second collection, signed), Meet my Folks! (1961), Selected Poems (with Thom Gunn, 1962), How the Whale Became (1963), The Earth-Owl and other Moon People (1963), Nessie the Mannerless Monster (1964), The Burning of the Brothel (1966, one of 75 copies signed by the author), Recklings (1966, one of 150 copies signed by the author), Scapegoats and Rabies (1967, limited to 300 copies), Wodwo (1967, signed, together with uncorrected proofs and the 1985 reprint, inscribed by the author), Animal Poems (1967, limited to c.100 copies, signed), Poetry in the Making (1967, signed), Gravestones (1968, the first book edition, inscribed), Seneca's Oedipus (1969, three inscribed presentation copies, one with a long quotation, as below, together with uncorrected proof and an early rehearsal script, one of two copies recorded by the bibliographer, inscribed to his sister Olwyn Hughes), The Iron Man (1968, inscribed, together with poster and programme), Five Autumn Songs for Children's Voices (1968, one of 150 signed copies), A Crow Hymn (1970, one of 100 copies, inscribed "To Michael – When the Crow sings the Nightingale bursts – From Ted Mar 70"), The Martyrdom of Bishop Farrar (1970, one of c.100 copies, first state in red and blue marbled wrappers, together with proof page, and the scarce second printing in plain wrappers, one of 100 signed copies), The Coming of the Kings (1971, inscribed), A Few Crows (1970, one of 75 signed copies), Crow (1970, signed, together with the 1972 revised edition, also signed, the signed limited edition of 1973, the new 1999 edition and the 1973 Claddagh Records LP), Fighting for Jerusalem (1970, broadside, one of c.400 copies), Poems [with Ruth Fainlight and Alan Sillitoe] (1971, one of 300 signed copies), Eat Crow (1971, one of 150 signed copies, this one additionally inscribed); later editions including Earth Moon (1976, one of 26 lettered copies, inscribed with a quotation), Gaudete (1977, Al Alvarez's copy, inscribed to him by Hughes "To Al and Anne. Friendship is long life, short folly interrupts. Love Ted"), Moortown (1979, signed, together with first American edition, inscribed), New Selected Poems (1995, inscribed), Orts (1976, one of 200 signed copies), Playground Memories (1996, to which Hughes contributes "The Canal's Drowning Black", the editor's copy, inscribed by Hughes and other contributors including Allan Ahlberg, Colin Dexter, John Fowles and Terry Pratchett), The Rattle Bag (1982, edited by Hughes and Seamus Heaney, signed by both editors, together with their later anthology The School Bag, similarly signed), Ravens (1979, broadside, one of 100 signed copies), Remains of Elmet (1979, inscribed presentation copy), Season Songs (1976, inscribed, together with the first American edition, jointly inscribed by Hughes and the illustrator Leonard Baskin), Selected Poems 1957-81 (several editions, all signed), Shakespeare and the Goddess of Complete Being (1993, inscribed, together with advance proofs, inscribed "Nick's special copy. With all its errors on its head..."), Tales of the Early World (1988, signed) and Wolfwatching (1989, signed), together with numerous limited editions and limited edition broadsides, some in illustrated editions, further advance proofs, volumes signed by other authors (e.g. William Golding. The Man and his Books, edited by John Carey, to which Hughes contributes an essay on The Inheritors, signed by Golding) and early appearances of key poems (e.g. "Everyman's Odyssey" in Landmarks and Voyages, Christmas 1957, "Six Young Men" in Delta, summer 1957, "Trees" in The New Yorker, 17 July 1965
full listing available by request from the book department
all works generally in fine or near fine condition, in the original cloth, wrappers or other bindings, and with dust-jackets when called for, various sizes (chiefly 8vo) (a quantity)
"Those who marry their mothers
Are not as lucky as the others
Those who murder their father
Disappear into self-deception, self-justification and general blather
Those who search for a wife in some other land
Find their mother incognito, understand
Those who bump off the strangest stranger they ever meet
Stretch their own father dead at their feet
Best to be born without cock or hands, this story says –
Then you'll go to heaven with eyes wide open one of these days"
(autograph inscription to "Michael" in Seneca's Oedipus, 1969)
Condition
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."