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London: David Nutt, 1914. First edition, first issue, final binding state. Hardcover. This first edition, first issue, final binding state (“Binding F”) of the author’s second published book is in very good plus condition. The green cloth binding is tight and square with sharp corners and only light shelf wear confined to extremities. The spine is moderately but uniformly toned, the spine gilt still clearly legible. The book is clearly unread; there are uncut signatures beginning at the Contents page. We find no spotting or previous ownership marks. The contents show modest age-toning and customary transfer browning to the pastedowns and facing endpapers from the pastedown glue. The binding is protected beneath a clear, removable mylar cover. Frost and his family moved to Little Iddens in early April, 1914, occupying a two-story cottage with a vegetable garden and orchards of apple, plum, and pear. Mid-May 1914 saw Frost’s second published book, North of Boston, which bolstered…

First published in 1914, North of Boston is a collection of poems by Robert Frost that solidified his reputation as one of America's most important poets. The themes in this collection include ordinary rural life and the complexities of modern existence.

The first edition features a brown cloth cover with gold lettering on the spine and an embossed design on the front cover.