HUGHES, Ted. Three Books: Remains of Elmet Cave Birds River. London: Faber and Faber. 1993.
8vo. Blue card wrappers with illustration of a bird to front cover and spine in green; pp. 2-186, [8]; extremely minor rubbing to corners and minimal scuffing to top and bottom of spine with slight white stain to rear cover; near fine.
First edition. Affectionate inscription to Nick Grant marking a particularly pleasant trip together; “For Nick / with love from Ted / weekend of 5th December 1993” accompanied by a doodle drawing of a fish and an angling fly by Hughes, reflecting a hobby which cemented their loyal friendship.
This is the first collection of the three books together; Cave Birds (1978), Remains of Elmet (1979), and River (1983).
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