PLATH, Sylvia. Winter Trees. London; Faber And Faber Ltd. 1971

8vo. Original dark blue cloth lettered in silver to spine, in letterpress dustwrapper; pp. [vi], 7-55; a fine copy, both externally and internally, without ownership inscription, protected by a near fine, unclipped dustwrapper (£1.00) with mild toning to lower advertisement panel with one small (5mm) light brown spot.

First edition.  A posthumous compilation of Plath’s poetry, edited by her husband Ted Hughes, penned towards the end of the poet’s life.  Notable themes include motherhood and fertility, death; and isolation.  Raw natural imagery is used as a metaphor for emotional barrenness or renewal.