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Lot 222

FROST, Robert. Mountain Interval. NY, 1916. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY FROST to his cousin, ADDITIONALLY ANNOTATED BY FROST, and with his holograph correction on p. 88. A FINE ASSOCIATION COPY.
Sale 1097 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
Lots 1-410
Nov 8, 2022 9:00AM CT
Lots 411-717
Nov 9, 2022 9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$1,000 - 1,500
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$1,875
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Lot Description
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. 

This lot is located in Chicago.
Property from the Frost Family Collection, New Hampshire
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