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New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1915. First Edition Thus, Stated Third edition but actually the second printing of the First Edition Printed in America. 8vo, publisher's original blue cloth lettered and ruled in gilt on the spine and lettered in gilt within a double-ruled frame on the upper cover, in the publisher's original dustjacket printed in black on the upper cover and spine. 137 pp. A fine and handsome copy, only the most minor of mellowing to the tips, the jacket unusually well preserved, whole and without chipping, just a bit of wear at the fold lines and extremely minor rubbing to the spine. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION AND IN THE DUSTWRAPPER. THIS ISSUE WAS ACTUALLY THE FIRST REPRINT OF THE FIRST EDITION PRINTED IN AMERICA. ‘...the absence of the spectacular is the essence of the man and the man’s mind. Truth and its beauty grow more surely from the unfolding of normal life than from any sudden heat of collision. Illumination may sometimes strike…

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.