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1923 First Edition
Signed
USD$3,800

Description

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1923. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Signed by Robert Frost on the front free endpaper and inscribed, "Northampton February 1924." Publisher's dark green paper covered boards backed with a green cloth spine with titles in gilt and gold title label on upper board; lacking the dust jacket. Near Fine with light wear to corners and spine ends and slight toning to contents. Evidence of bookplate removal to front pastedown and hinge at pp 56/87 slightly over-opened. Offsetting at top gutter of 100-101 pp and bookseller's ticket at rear pastedown. A bright copy featuring Frost's famous poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening." Crane A6.

About New Hampshire

New Hampshire is a collection of poems by Robert Frost that captures the essence of rural life in New England, brilliantly balancing themes of nature and human beings. One of its most famous poems is 'Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.'

Identifying the First Edition of New Hampshire

First editions have the date '1923' on the title page, and 'Printed in U.S.A.' on the copyright page.