Buy this book on-line Plath, Sylvia : The Perfect Setup in Seventeen Magazine, Author Age NineteenTriangle Publications, Inc., NY, 1952
Folio. Entire issue, October, 1952, in original wraps, moderate general wear and soiling, spine chipped about 2-inches at each end, wraps separated from spine ends several inches, but holding firmly nonetheless, scuffs and scratches noted at front cover, fore edge of front wrap is chipped a bit along the length, rear wrap missing a 2 x 2-inch piece at bottom edge, no mailing label. Includes a small portrait and a biographical note, "Sylvia Plath, nineteen, a junior at Smith College, Massachusetts, spends summers at odd jobs in search of material for her writing -- also for the money; one result is, 'The Perfect Setup' which won as honorable-mention in Seventeen's last short story contest." Story begins at page 100. From the opening paragraph, "Gray fog was raveling thin along the beach and small waves folded over on each other in a lather of dirty white foam. The whole shoreline was bleached out in a soapy haze. Over the noise of the tide came the screams of children playing down by the water." Very scarce, early prose from the poet and author.. Magazine. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Soft cover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Plath, Sylvia : The Perfect Setup in Seventeen Magazine, Author Age Nineteen. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including used books, atlases, out-of-print books, rare books and livres anciens. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |