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Plath collection donated to Oxfam Donated Plath book sells for £350
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A rare work by American poet Sylvia Plath has been found among books handed into a charity shop in Glasgow. A rare work by US poet Sylvia Plath has been bought for £350 after it was handed into a charity shop in Glasgow.
The collection of poems, titled Ariel, was part a donation given to the Oxfam Bookshop in Victoria Road, in the city's south side.The collection of poems, titled Ariel, was part a donation given to the Oxfam Bookshop in Victoria Road, in the city's south side.
The charity hopes to sell the first edition hardback, which has been valued at £350, in time for Christmas. A local man bought the hardback copy of Ariel, complete with dustjacket, for his daughter's Christmas present after hearing about the discovery.
Ariel was published following Plath's death in 1963. She committed suicide, aged 30. Ariel was published after Plath's suicide in 1963 at the age of 30.
At the time of her death, Plath was married to Ted Hughes, who later became the Poet Laureate.At the time of her death, Plath was married to Ted Hughes, who later became the Poet Laureate.
The value of the donated collection was identified by the Oxfam bookstore manager, Eddy Steel.The value of the donated collection was identified by the Oxfam bookstore manager, Eddy Steel.
"It's always exciting to find a first edition because you know you are holding something which is going to help Oxfam," he said."It's always exciting to find a first edition because you know you are holding something which is going to help Oxfam," he said.
"In the Third World £350 is a huge amount of money and can do an awful lot of good."In the Third World £350 is a huge amount of money and can do an awful lot of good.
"The book would make an absolutely gorgeous Christmas present, and would be very unusual.
"Sylvia Plath books like this don't turn up that often.""Sylvia Plath books like this don't turn up that often."
It is thought someone may have made the donation after clearing out a house.It is thought someone may have made the donation after clearing out a house.