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New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1915. Full Description: FROST, Robert. A Boy’s Will. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1915. First American edition, first issue of Frost's first published book. With "Aind" on page 14. An inscribed partial poem by Frost on front free endpaper reading "With the lyrical I should like to/ have for lyrical/ Robert Frost". Also, on blank page 10, there is the entirety of Frost's poem "Fragmentary Blue" in his hand. It is signed "R.F." The manuscript is very close to the published version of the poem with the exceptions of just 3 word differences. This is an exciting glimpse into an early version of this poem as it was not published until July 1920 with a group of poems in Harper's Magazine. In 1923 it was first published in book form as part of Frost's Pulitzer Prize winning book "New Hampshire." Small octavo (7 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches; 190 x 130 mm). ix, [1, blank], [11]-63, [1] pp. Original blue fine linen cloth decoratively stamped and…

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