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1915
Hardcover
Signed
USD$1,753

Description

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1915. First American edition, second state with the correction on page 14, very good signed copy in a fair dustjacket. Inscribed: Robert Frost Springfield March 8 1917, on the title page. Frost's first book of poetry. Blue cloth printed in gilt, very light rubbing to corners and spine ends, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages, no other names or markings. The mylar protected dustjacket has the 75 crossed out and replaced with 100 on the front and spine, two old masking tape repairs to the front joint and along the rear flap edge to hold the dustjacket together, spine darkened a chipped due to the repairs, "A" from the title chipped away at spine head, dates in pancil below title on front panel. . First US Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

About A Boy's Will

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

Identifying the First Edition of A Boy's Will

The first edition of 'A Boy's Will' was published by David Nutt in 1913 and features a brown cover with gilt lettering.