Rain-Charm for the Duchy, and Other Laureate Poems

by Ted Hughes

$35 · Offered by Adrian Harrington Rare Books · No longer available

First edition

London: faber and faber, 1992. Royal Poetry FIRST EDITION. Octavo 24 x 16cm , pp. 10 64 4 . Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the blue and gold monogrammed dust-jacket, priced at £12.99. A touch of rubbing to jacket edges. Near fine. A collection of poems dedicated to members of the Royal Family since Hughes' appointment as Poet Laureate in 1984. Item #58480

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