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New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1934. Second American Edition. Hardcover. This second American edition of the authors first published book is inscribed by Frost, apparently to his American publisher's secretary in four lines on the front free endpaper recto: "For Helen Lynch | from | Robert Frost | April 8 1935". This second American edition, published in 1934, was bound in tan linen cloth with a gilt-stamped brown front cover illustration panel (intertwined scythes) and brown spine title panel. The tan dust jacket features an ivy-covered fence post illustration repeated from the title page. The book is in fine condition, the jacket better than very good. The binding is square, clean, and tight with sharp corners and no discernible wear. The contents are bright and clean. The sole previous ownership mark is the signature of the recipient Helen D. Lynch inked on the upper front pastedown opposite the front free endpaper Frost inscribed to her. We are informed, but unable to…

A Boy's Will, Robert Frost's first published book of poetry, introducing themes that would recur throughout his work.