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New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1915. First U.S. edition, first printing, second state. Hardcover. Frost inscribed this U.S. first edition of his first published book on the front free endpaper in 10 lines with the full text of an evolving draft of an untitled poem that would be published 1928’s West-Running Brook as “A Minor Bird”. The inscription reads: “I have wished a bird would fly away | And not sing by my house all day, | Have clapped my hands at him from the door | When it seemed as if I could bear no more. | The fault may partly have been in me. | The bird was not to blame for his key. | And of course there must be something wrong | In wanting to silence any song. | Robert Frost | For Elizabeth & Ten Eyck Perry”. First American edition, second state is confirmed by “And” (correcting “Aind”) on the final line of p.14. First state binding is confirmed by fine linen cloth. (Crane A2.1) Condition is very good. The binding is clean and tight with sharp corners. We…

West-Running Brook is a collection of poetry by Robert Frost, first published in 1928. The book includes some of Frost’s well-known poems, reflecting his views on individualism and nature.