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Lot 222
Sale 1097 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
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Nov 8, 2022
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Nov 9, 2022
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FROST, Robert (1874-1963). Mountain Interval. New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1916.
8vo. Half-title. Original blue cloth gilt (very slight rubbing to spine ends, toning). 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 INSCRIBED BY ROBERT FROST to his cousin, "Corrected by R. Frost for Joseph Frost," ADDITIONALLY ANNOTATED BY FROST, and with his holograph correction of line on p. 88. 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
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