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HUGHES, Ted; Leonard BASKIN ( illustrator ). Cave Birds: An Alchemical Cave Drama.

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HUGHES, Ted; Leonard BASKIN ( illustrator ). Cave Birds: An Alchemical Cave Drama.HUGHES, Ted; Leonard BASKIN (illustrator). Cave Birds: An Alchemical Cave Drama. London: Faber and Faber. 1978. Oblong 8vo. Publishers black cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, illustrated dust jacket with printed price of 6. 25 to front flap; pp. 60, [4], with full page black and white illustrations by Baskin throughout; some light spotting to jacket, a little wear to rear board; near fine; authorial inscription For Maggie greetings Ted Hughes 19th

HUGHES, Ted; Leonard BASKIN (illustrator). Cave Birds: An Alchemical Cave Drama. London: Faber and Faber. 1978.

Oblong 8vo. Publisher’s black cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, illustrated dust-jacket with printed price of £6.25 to front flap; pp. 60, [4], with full-page black-and-white illustrations by Baskin throughout; some light spotting to jacket, a little wear to rear board; near fine; authorial inscription ‘For Maggie / greetings / Ted Hughes / 19th November 84’ in black ink to front free endpaper.

First edition, first impression, inscribed by the author, with twenty-nine illustrations of birds by American sculptor and draughtsman Leonard Baskin (1922–2000).

Cave Birds was first performed in 1975 at the Ilkley Literature Festival, three years before its first appearance in print. The long poem, along with Baskin's strikingly evocative drawings, combine to make a gripping drama of ritual, transformation, and avian myth. Baskin had previously provided the iconic dust-jacket design for Hughes' Crow (1970). Cave Birds would be their most sustained and intense collaboration.

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Tisienne
Whiting, US
★★★★★ 4
Good quality. Decent price.
Style: Fox, Raccoon, Squirrel
The small size is perfect for my 13# dog, but I was somehow under the impression that one squeaker was in the head while the other was in the tail (and that might be the case for rhe larger size), but one us in the main body, with the other in the tail. The head is flat, and there's no way to push the sqeaker in the body up into the head. Ordinarily, this wouldn't matter -- and my dog LOVES the one I gave him so far; he's squeaking up a storm! -- but I bought these toys specifically so I could fill the (presumably empty, but in reality not) body between head and tail with chopped up pool noodles so my paraplegic dog could take it into the water treadmill treatment he's starting in a couple weeks. I wanted something that would float and be largely waterproof (no fluff inside in case he drops it in the water), that he could hold in his mouth instead of wearing a muzzle. I've rated these toys 4 stars because he does love them, they seem well made, and they're pretty affordable. I would buy them again, though not for the same purpose. (He hates rubber toys, so this was my last hope. Lol?)
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Tchorton
Carnegie, US
★★★★★ 5
Longest lasting dog toys we’ve purchased.
Style: Fox, Raccoon, Squirrel
In 2020, we purchased these for our 6 month old puppy who was repeatedly destroying all of her toys. Christmas 2025, I gifted our dog a stuffed toy purchased from a local dog store. It was destroyed within an hour. Later that day, I found one of these little squirrels that we purchased FIVE years ago - still in action, a bit worse for the wear, but still very much loved by our dog. I decided to purchase another pack of these as they are clearly winners.
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MISS JENNIFER TAYLOR
Los Angeles, US
★★★★★ 5
Nice toy
Style: Variety Pack - Large (3-pack)
Good idea, no stuffing.
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J. Rothenberger
Bozeman, US
★★★★★ 3
The Ad got me, the reality didn't
Style: Variety Pack - Large (3-pack)
Directly from the ad- "Exclusive Noisemakers - Each large toy includes 3 high-quality round squeakers to deliver more sound to keep your best friend entertained.". Now my neighbor bought this squirrel with three high-quality squeakers nearly a year ago. It's ragged and tattered I just recently sewed it up for him where he chewed the one leg odd, but those three noise makers are still squeaking. Whe I got my pup, I immediately went to buy one and they were no longer selling them, so I've been on a search for one or an equivalent. These are not. There's no stuffing to get all over the place when your pup breaks into it, a plus. However the squeakers weren't particularly loud and were silenced in a few hours. Two were dead and the remaining one was very well on its way. The toy itself was pretty much intact but that had more to do with the lack of attention from the dog than how rugged the toy is. He'll pick it up once in a while but it certainly didn't meet my expectations. The good thing is that there are three of them so I can give him some brief excitement in the future. Wouldn't buy again.
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Eileen
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★★★★★ 5
Strong Chewer Friendly Toy
Style: Variety Pack - Large (3-pack)
My dog is a rough chewer and these last a really long time (clearly since this beaver's face is long gone! The no stuffing is a win too for cleaning up afterwards.
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