NY, Knopf, 1962. The first American edition of the author's first book, which has nine fewer poems than the British edition of 1960. The Colossus was the only collection of Plath's poetry published in her lifetime. The only other book of hers published before her suicide was the autobiographical novel The Bell Jar. This is a near fine copy in a good dust jacket: rubbed at the folds; chipped at the spine extremities -- 1" at the bottom and 1/2" at the top; and with faint dampstaining and a bookstore label on the rear panel. [#035609] SOLD