[KAUFMAN, Enit, her copies]. FROST, Robert (1874-1963). A Witness Tree. KAUFMAN, Enit Zerner [Kaufman] (1897-1961), illustrator. New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1942. LIMITED EDITION, no. 22 of 735 copies, SIGNED BY ROBERT FROST.
Sale 945 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
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Nov 9, 2021
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Lot Description
[KAUFMAN, Enit Zerner (1897-1961), her copies]. FROST, Robert (1874-1963). A Witness Tree. KAUFMAN, Enit Zerner (1897-1961), illustrator. New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1942.
8vo. Portrait frontispiece by Kaufman. (Very light toning.) Original publisher’s quarter teal cloth over teal paste-paper covered boards, smooth spine gilt-lettered, 2 edges uncut (some chipping). LIMITED EDITION, no. 22 of 735 copies, SIGNED BY ROBERT FROST.
[With:] A small group of Frost Christmas Cards, all printed in New York by The Spiral Press with original colored paper wrappers (majority pictorial), including: Closed for Good. 1948. SIGNED BY ROBERT FROST, INSCRIBED TO KAUFMAN. -- On a Tree Fallen Across the Road (To Hear Us Talk). 1949. (Some staining.) – Doom to Bloom. New York: The Spiral Press, December 1950. SIGNED BY LESLEY FROST. -- One More Brevity. 1953 -- Kitty Hawk 1894. 1956. -- My Objection to Being Stepped On. 1957 -- Accidentally on Purpose. 1960. SIGNED BY LESLEY FROST, INSCRIBED to “Enit and Edward” (with a second unsigned copy). -- The Wood-Pile, 1961, SIGNED BY LESLEY FROST, INSCRIBED to “Edward.” -- Together, 8 works in 9 volumes, all Provenance: Enit Zerner Kaufman.
[With:] A small group of Frost Christmas Cards, all printed in New York by The Spiral Press with original colored paper wrappers (majority pictorial), including: Closed for Good. 1948. SIGNED BY ROBERT FROST, INSCRIBED TO KAUFMAN. -- On a Tree Fallen Across the Road (To Hear Us Talk). 1949. (Some staining.) – Doom to Bloom. New York: The Spiral Press, December 1950. SIGNED BY LESLEY FROST. -- One More Brevity. 1953 -- Kitty Hawk 1894. 1956. -- My Objection to Being Stepped On. 1957 -- Accidentally on Purpose. 1960. SIGNED BY LESLEY FROST, INSCRIBED to “Enit and Edward” (with a second unsigned copy). -- The Wood-Pile, 1961, SIGNED BY LESLEY FROST, INSCRIBED to “Edward.” -- Together, 8 works in 9 volumes, all Provenance: Enit Zerner Kaufman.
Property from the Estate of Mr. Curt and Dr. Fleur Strand of New York City, New York and Snowmass Village, Colorado
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