Sylvia Plath's Personal Copy of 'The Bell Jar' Leads Bonhams's $2.2 Million Rare Books and Manuscripts Sale
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Even Sylvia Plath's cookbook outperformed the manuscripts of some literary giants at Bonhams's $2.2 million Rare Books and Manuscripts sale.
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Sylvia Plath's Personal Copy of 'The Bell Jar' Leads Bonhams's $2.2 Million Rare Books and Manuscripts Sale