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Lot 221
Sale 1097 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
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Nov 8, 2022
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FROST, Robert (1874-1963). Mountain Interval. New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1916.
8vo. Half-title. Original blue cloth gilt (rubbing, toning, damp stains). Provenance: Joseph Frost (presentation inscription).
FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE with the repeating lines on p.88 and with "Come" instead of "Gone" on p.93, PRESENTATION COPY ANNOTATED BY ROBERT FROST on p. 88, repeating two lines from his poem "Snow." The first of Frost's books to be published first in America, Mountain Interval includes the first appearance of two of Frost's best-known poems: "The Road Not Taken" and "Birches." Crane A4. A FINE ASSOCIATION COPY.
Property from the Frost Family Collection, New Hampshire
This lot is located in Chicago.