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New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1915. First American Edition [the first to be printed in America]. Near Fine/Near Fine. First American edition [the first to be printed in America], states "Second Edition" on copyright page; preceded by the British first edition published the previous year, which also saw a first edition, second issue [for American publication] which was published by Holt utilizing British sheets with a cancelled title page dated 1914 but likely published in 1915. Bound in publisher's original dark gray-blue cloth lettered in gilt. Near Fine with light fading and toning to cloth at spine and edges, light wear at extremities, offsetting at endsheets. In a Near Fine unclipped heavy wove paper gray-brown dust jacket with light chipping to head, minor toning to spine and light wear to extremities. A lovely copy of Frost's New England themed poetry collection, scarce in the jacket. Crane A3.2.

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.