Lot 166
FROST, Robert (1874-1963). A group of 27 Christmas cards with poems by Frost, all printed in NY by The Spiral Press except where noted, all in original colored paper wrappers (many pictorial), all FIRST EDITION or FIRST SEPARATE EDITION.
Estimate
$400 - $600

Sold for $1,063

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
FROST, Robert (1874-1963). A group of 27 Christmas greeting cards with poems by Frost, including:

Two Tramps in Mud-Time. 1934. One of 175 with “The Melchers on Monclair.” -- Neither Out Far Nor in Deep. 1935. One of 450 with “Elinor & Robert Frost.” -- To a Young Wretch. 1937. One of 170 with “Ann and Joseph Blumenthal.” Crane B5. -- Triple Plate. 1939. One of 450 with “Robert Frost.” -- Our Hold on the Planet. 1940. One of 600 with “Henry Holt and Company.” -- I Could Give All to Time. 1941. One of 770 with “Henry Holt and Company.”. -- An Unstamped Letter in Our Rural Letter Box. 1944. One of 1,250 with “Henry Hold and Company” SIGNED BY BILL SLOANE. -- On Making Certain Anything has Happened. 1945. One of 250 with “Joseph A. Brandt.” -- A Young Birch. 1946. One of 225 with “Ann & Joseph Blumenthal.” -- One Step Backward Taken. 1947. One of 400 with “Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Brandt,” in original envelope from The Rare Book and Manuscript Library of Columbia University. -- Closed for Good. 1948. One of 1050 with “Henry Hold and Company.” -- On a Tree Fallen Across the Road (To Head Us Talk). 1949. One of 325 with “Ann & Joseph Blumenthal.” -- Doom to Bloom. 1950. One of 125 with “Lesley and Robert Frost.” –2  greeting cards from Amherst College. Amherst, MA: N.p., 1931, 1950. -- And 12 others. Together, 27 works in 27 volumes, most printed in New York by The Spiral Press, most illustrated, all in original colored paper wrappers (many pictorial), all FIRST EDITION or FIRST SEPARATE EDITION, condition generally fine. Complete list available upon request.

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