Above the Oxbow: Selected Writings by Sylvia Plath

Title: Above the Oxbow: Selected Writings by Sylvia Plath

Author: Plath, Sylvia

Publication: Northampton: Catawba Press, 1985.

Description: A selection of writings by Sylvia Plath, including poems, a short story, and a journal entry. First edition published by woman-owned fine press Catawba Press based in Northampton, Massachusetts. With four original wood engravings by Barry Moser printed directly from the blocks, including a frontispiece illustration of Plath. Signed by Moser at the colophon. Number 63 of 325 copies. Presswork by Dan Keleher of Wild Carrot Letterpress, typeset by The Stinehour Press, typographic design and binding by Barbara B. Blumenthal of Catawba Press. Bound in quarter beige cloth with brown cloth over boards and printed paper title label on the spine. 9.75 x 6.75 inches; [2], 26, [4] pages. Two tiny indentations at the bottom edge of the boards and some lifting of the title label, but Near Fine overall. A collectible copy with a very clean interior. Contents: Above the Oxbow (poem), Above the Oxbow (story), Child's Park Stones, Journal: June 11, 1958, Fable of the Rhododendron Stealers.