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Donated Plath book sells for £350 | |
(about 18 hours later) | |
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. |
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 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. |
"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. |
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