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Frost, Robert. A Boy's Will. Henry Holt and Company, 1915.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition. First American edition, second state, of Frost's first commercially published book of poems. Cover shows minor weawr, rubbing, and bumped corners. Gift inscription and list of names written in the prelims. Gaping gutter in front of the title page. Pages are tanned and clean.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
FROST, ROBERT. A Boy's Will. Henry Holt & Co, New York, 1915.
Price: US$112.77 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 8vo. Gilt lettered blue cloth. 2nd state of the first edition with the word "and" corrected. Frost's first book. Very nice copy with no faults.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Frost, Robert.. A Boy's Will.. Henry Holt And Company., New York., 1915.
Price: US$127.20 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition, second issue, 1915. Publishers gilt lettered blue cloth, spine slightly darkened and with some very light Rubbing to the top and bottom of spine, corners and top edge of the front cover. Some very light marking, else good copy. 63 p.
Seller: James Hine, Ilminster, SOMER, United Kingdom
Robert Frost. NORTH OF BOSTON. Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1915.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Bound in blue cloth with gilt title blocks on spine and front boards. Boards VERY lightly sunned at edges, corners, head and tail of spine bumped a bit just showing white. Boards lightly soiled and dinged at fore edge. No writing inside, copyright page states "Second Edition. . . October 1915". Ad for "A boys will" opposite title page.
Seller: Charles Thomas Bookseller, Stratham, NH, U.S.A.
Robert Frost. A BOY'S WILL. Henry Holt and Company, 1915.
Price: US$155.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First edition thus, second state with "and" correctly spelled. Gilt title block on front board and spine bright, dark blue/green cloth is rubbed a bit at corners showing a little loss at head and foot of spine. A bit of browning to rough cut page edges, previous owners name on front fly.
Seller: Charles Thomas Bookseller, Stratham, NH, U.S.A.
FROST, ROBERT.. A Boy's Will. New York: Henry Holt, 1915, 1915.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: First American Edition; first (uncorrected) state of page 14; some cloth fading; very good. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
Seller: Peter L. Stern & Co., Inc, Newton, MA, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert. A BOY'S WILL. Henry Holt & Company, New York, 1915.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Description: Small Octavo, 63 pages. In Good Plus condition. Green spine with gilt lettering. Full binding in green cloth. Boards show light shelf wear, modest discoloration to edges, moderate sunning to spine and slight fraying to headband, corners and tailband. Text block has the ownership inscription of previous owner on front free endpaper and exhibits modest age-toning throughout pages. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Column. 1374825. FP New Rockville Stock.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Robert Frost. A BOY'S WILL. Henry Holt and Company, 1915.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First edition thus, second state of Frosts poetry collection with "and" correctly spelled. Gilt title block on front board and spine bright and crisp, dark blue/green cloth is very clean and has a nice tooth. Only faults are a bit of browning to rough cut page edges, previous owners name along with a clipping shaped acid transfer on front fly. Really a near fine + copy.
Seller: Charles Thomas Bookseller, Stratham, NH, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert. A BOY'S WILL. Henry Holt, 1915.
Price: US$232.00 + shipping
Description: A BOY'S WILL, Henry Holt, 1915, first edition (second state) , a near fine copy. The authors first commercially published book. (As new facsimile dust-wrapper is available for a modest fee. Please inquire if interested. Thank you.)
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Robert Frost. A Boy's Will. Henry Holt and Company, 1915.
Price: US$312.50 + shipping
Description: 63 pages. About 5-1/4 by 7-8/4 inches. The first book of poetry by the 4-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Second printing, with 'and' corrected on page 14. White endpapers. A very good copy. Light bump to one corner wear to spine ends. Spine gilt darkened. Light spotting on title page. No dust jacket. [JSP02].
Seller: Eureka Books, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.
FROST, ROBERT.. A Boy's Will. New York: Henry Holt, 1915, 1915.
Price: US$325.00 + shipping
Description: First American Edition; second binding. Bookplate; very good to fine. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
Seller: Peter L. Stern & Co., Inc, Newton, MA, U.S.A.
FROST, Robert. A Boy's Will. Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1915.
Price: US$330.00 + shipping
Description: Second (corrected) state, with "Aind" changed to "And" on the last line of p.14. Octavo (19.75cm); smooth navy blue cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; brown endpapers; [vi],vii-x,11-63,[1]pp. Sunning to spine, some wear to spine ends, with previous owner's ink and pencil annotations to front pastedown, endpaper, and sporadically throughout the text; Very Good, lacking the dustjacket. American edition of Frost's first regularly published book, preceded by the London edition of 1913. CLYMER & GREEN, p.27-28.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
FROST, Robert. A Boy's Will. Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1915.
Price: US$385.00 + shipping
Description: Second issue with corrected "And" to last line of p. 14. 12mo (19.5cm.); original blue gilt-lettered cloth, cream endpapers; ix,[9]-63pp. Spine ends and corners rubbed, else Very Good and sound, lacking dust jacket. Preceded by the English edition by two years. CLYMER & GREEN, pp. 27-8.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
FROST, Robert. A Boy's Will. Henry Holt, New York, 1915.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First American edition, second printing with "and" corrected on page 14, and in fine blue linen cloth, the first printing binding. Fine, lacking the dustwrapper. A sharp copy of the author's first book.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
FROST, ROBERT.. A Boy's Will. New York: Henry Holt, 1915, 1915.
Price: US$475.00 + shipping
Description: First American Edition; first (uncorrected) state of page 14; some minor cloth spotting; very good or a little better. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
Seller: Peter L. Stern & Co., Inc, Newton, MA, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert.. A Boy's Will.. N.Y:Henry Holt. 1915. Hardcover. Clean, bright, tight copy., 1915.
Price: US$525.00 + shipping
Description: 1st. ed. 1st. Printing. 1st state with last line on page 14 (Aind instead of and). v.g. Please email for info concerning any book or dust jacket. If d.j. does not appear in description, it means there is no dust jacket. Photos on request. Some books may have remainder marks. Heavy and/or oversized books require additional postage.
Seller: Frederick Bayoff Literary Books, Adrian, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: North of Boston. By Robert Frost, Author of "A Boy's Will," New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1915. December Reprint of the Second Edition, Dust Jacket lacking. SIGNED by Robert Frost on front end page, 137 pp, 7.75 x 5.5". In fair condition. Cloth boards scuffed at edges and worn at corners. Head of spine rubbed, tail collapsed. Gilt lettering on spine dulled form general shelf-wear, but still legible. Gilt lettering on front board bright and clean. General shelf-wear and toning exhibited to cloth on boards, causing dis-coloration around edges. Top edge of front board exhibits small bump. Front gutter beginning to split at head. Toning to paste-downs and end-pages from previous dust-jacket flaps. Previous ownership ink signature found at top edge of front end-page: Hugh W. Joseph, Jan 13th, 1916. Robert Frost has also signed the front end-page, along with, "Baltimore Feb 1 1917", in pencil. Text-block exhibits light toning around edges of leaves, but is otherwise presentable. Binding intact, front hinge fragile. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Robert Lee Frost (1874-1963) was an American poet. His work was initially publishing in England before it was published in the United States. Known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech, Frost wrote frequently about settings front rural life in New England and in the early 20th century, using them to examine complex social and philosophical themes. This second edition is also the first appearance of the poem Good Hours, not listed listed in the Table of Contents, which follows the last poem The Wood Pile. Good Hours was not included in the First Edition of North of Boston. The writing of the poem Good Hours coincides with a time when, after the beginning of World War I, Robert Frost had returned to live in the United States, after having previously traveled to Great Britain a few years prior with his family. It might make sense to think of Frost being inspired by a sense of separation that would understandably have a arisen from moving back to America. Frost's personal life was also one that involved a great deal of tragedy, and loneliness would be an understandable aspect of his personality, even at this point in his life. North of Boston was published early into Frost's career as a poet, so many of these poems have been forgotten. SIGNED by ROBERT FROST! Gift quality. RAREA1915GOPQ 04/24 - HK1394
Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert.. A BOY'S WILL.. Henry Holt and Company: NY, 1915.
Price: US$747.50 + shipping
Description: 7.75 x 5.25, blue cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 63 pp. Covers have light/moderate wear and rubbing, light soiling, cover lettering light rubbing, spine and spine lettering faded, corners worn and lightly bumped, spine tips bumped and frayed, inner front hinge cracked and repaired with non-cello tape, ink name, text block cracked, light creasing with occasional light spotting, offsetting between 32/33 else good. First American Ed, second (corrected) printing. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED TO ELIZABETH HICKS THE BEST WISHES OF ROBERT FROST.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert. A Boy's Will. Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1915.
Price: US$800.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First American edition, duodecimo size, 63 pp. Robert Frost's (1874-1963) first book, "A Boy's Will" is a collection of lyrical, autobiographical poems of Frost's early life; the collection ties thematically with Frost's later work in its descriptions of nature and rural settings. The book takes its title from a line of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "My Lost Youth": "A boy's will is the wind's will / And the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts" (n. b., quote from the Poetry Foundation website). ___DESCRIPTION: Full blue linen with gilt rectangle on the front board enclosing the title and author lettered in gilt, gilt lettering and rules on the spine, fore- and bottome edges uncut, publisher's device on title page; duodecimo size (7.75" by 5.25"), pagination: [i-vi] vii-ix [10] 11-63 [64]. With first issue point "Aind" instead of "And" on the last line of page 14. The book came to us in a glassine wrapper, not the publisher's original. ___CONDITION: Better than very good, with clean boards, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner marking; some rubbing to the head and tail of the spine and to the corners, top corners are gently bumped, some sunning to the spine and to the fore-edges of the boards, small crease and closed tear to the top right margin of p. 21, and light toning to the endpapers and first and last flyleaves. The glassine wrapper is very good, clean overall, with light edge wear and small chips to the top edge, and some creases to the front panel and flap. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
Seller: Swan's Fine Books, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Walnut Creek, CA, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert. A Boy's Will. HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY, NEW YORK, NY, 1915.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Edition 1915 identified by the word "aind" instead of "and" - last line on page 14. Gilt title on cover and spine. Cover and spine fading. Book, shelf, edge wear and rubs. Front and back hinge cracks. Book plate of previous owner on front paste down page. Front free end paper removed. Browning pages. Untrimmed page ends. DATE PUBLISHED: 1915 EDITION: FIRST 63
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
FROST, ROBERT.. A Boy's Will. New York: Henry Holt, 1915, 1915.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Description: First American Edition; one of 750 copies printed. Very good plus in a very good dust jacket with some chips, tears and rubbing. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
Seller: Peter L. Stern & Co., Inc, Newton, MA, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert. A Boy's Will. Henry Holt and Company, 1915.
Price: US$1256.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First American edition, second state ('Aind' corrected to 'And' on page 14, 'wich-hazel' uncorrected on p. 62). Signed and dated by author without inscription on title page ('Robert Frost, Fitchburg 1938'). Lacks jacket. Spine and edges faded, newspaper clippings laid in with associated toning of pages. 1915 Hard Cover. ix, 63, [1] pp. The first published book by the famous American poet best known for his introspective depictions of rural life as seen in The Road Not Taken and Mending Wall. Frost was a popular public figure, and remains the only poet to win four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry. He was poet laureate of Vermont, and received the Congressional Gold Medal for his work.
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert. A Boy's Will. Henry Holt, New York, 1915.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Description: First American edition, second issue with " And" substituted for "Aind" 63, [1] pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Clarke A2.1 Publisher's blue cloth, in gray printed dust jacket with small wear and loss, with 75 cents net on spine First American edition, second issue with " And" substituted for "Aind".
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
FROST, Robert. A BOY'S WILL. New York: Henry Holt & Company. [], 1915.
Price: US$1526.43 + shipping
Description: A signed and inscribed example of the author's first commercially published collection of poems. A later issue of the 1915 first US edition (with the corrected text to page 14). Publisher's original blue cloth boards, gilt titles to the upper board and spine. An excellent very near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper in blue ink underneath which he has inscribed in black, "Pierson College / Yale University / to / Stow Lovejoy". Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United Kingdom
Robert Frost. A Boy's Will. Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1915.
Price: US$1550.00 + shipping
Description: This is a jacketed, American first edition, first printing of the authors first published book. This edition saw a first printing of 750 copies in April 1915, one month after the American edition of North of Boston (reversing the publication order of the British first editions). Condition is near fine in a very good dust jacket. The blue cloth binding is square, tight, and beautifully clean, with sharp corners, deep color, and vivid gilt. Trivial wear is confined to spine ends and corners. The contents retain a crisp feel. Second state of the first printing is confirmed by absence of the misspelling in the last line on page 14. An illustrated bookplate is affixed to the front pastedown. Spotting is light, appearing confined to the half-title, title, and dedication pages and the top edge of the text block. The untrimmed fore edges are clean with just a hint of age-toning. Laid in between pages 56 & 57 we found a 23 January 1961 newspaper clipping from The Daily Olympian uncharitably titled "Aging Poet Frost Is Troubled By Sun", regarding Frosts reading at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy. The newsprint has browned the facing pages in the shape of the folded clipping. The early state jacket features the "75 Cents" price on the spine and front face. Loss is modest, confined to a triangular piece missing at the spine head to a maximum .5 inch (1.27 cm) depth and fractional loss to the corners at the flap folds. The jacket is quite respectably clean, with only mild spine toning and soiling and a few whitish marks along the front flap fold. Old cellotape reinforcement to the upper and lower spine of the jacket verso has been carefully removed and replaced with a single, small piece of archival tape reinforcing the lower rear hinge. The dust jacket is now protected beneath a removable, archival quality clear cover. Iconic American poet and four-time Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Lee Frost (1874-1963), the quintessential poetic voice of New England, was actually born in San Francisco and first published in England. When Frost was eleven, his newly widowed mother moved east to Salem, New Hampshire. Frost swiftly found his poetic voice, infused by New England scenes and sensibilities. Promising as both a student and writer, Frost nonetheless dropped out of both Dartmouth and Harvard, supporting himself and a young family by teaching and farming. Ironically, a 1912 move to England with his wife and children "the place to be poor and to write poems" finally catalyzed his recognition as a noteworthy American poet. A Boys Will was completed in England and accepted for publication by David Nutt in 1913. "Yeats pronounced the poetry "the best written in America for some time" and Frost received "two extraordinary tributes in the Nation and the Chicago Dial and a superb review in the Academy." (ANB) A convocation of critical recognition, introduction to other writers, and creative energy supported the English publication of Frosts second book, North of Boston, in 1914, after which "Frosts reputation as a leading poet had been firmly established in England, and Henry Holt of New York had agreed to publish his books in America." Accolades met his return to America at the end of 1914 and by 1917 a move to Amherst "launched him on the twofold career he would lead for the rest of his life: teaching whatever "subjects" he pleased at a congenial college and "barding around," his term for "saying" poems in a conversational performance." (ANB) By 1924 he had won the first of his eventual four Pulitzer Prizes for poetry (1931, 1937, and 1943). Frost spent the final decade and a half of his life as "the most highly esteemed American poet of the twentieth century" with a host of academic and civic honors to his credit. Two years before his death he became the first poet to read in the program of a U.S. Presidential inauguration (Kennedy, January 1961). Bibliographic reference: Crane A2.1
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Robert Frost. A Boy's Will. Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1915.
Price: US$1650.00 + shipping
Description: This is a jacketed, American first edition, first printing of the authors first published book. This edition saw a first printing of 750 copies in April 1915, one month after the American edition of North of Boston (reversing the publication order of the British first editions). Condition is near fine in a very good dust jacket. The blue cloth binding is square, tight, and beautifully clean, with deep color, and vivid gilt. Trivial shelf wear appears confined to the bottom edges. The contents are clean with no spotting. Age-toning is mild and the sole previous ownership mark is a neatly inked name on the front free endpaper. Second state of the first printing is confirmed by absence of the misspelling in the last line on page 14. The early state jacket features "75 Cents Net" on the spine and front face. Loss is minor, confined to the spine ends, flap fold corners, a small spot on the lower left rear face, and a short closed tear at the upper front hinge. The jacket is clean apart from a few small stains to the blank rear face and the numbers "4" and "6" inked below and to the left of the title on the upper front face. The spine is scuffed but most of the print remains legible. The dust jacket is protected beneath a removable, clear, archival cover.Iconic American poet and four-time Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Lee Frost (1874-1963), the quintessential poetic voice of New England, was actually born in San Francisco and first published in England. When Frost was eleven, his newly widowed mother moved east to Salem, New Hampshire. Frost swiftly found his poetic voice, infused by New England scenes and sensibilities. Promising as both a student and writer, Frost nonetheless dropped out of both Dartmouth and Harvard, supporting himself and a young family by teaching and farming. Ironically, a 1912 move to England with his wife and children "the place to be poor and to write poems" finally catalyzed his recognition as a noteworthy American poet. A Boys Will was completed in England and accepted for publication by David Nutt in 1913. "Yeats pronounced the poetry "the best written in America for some time" and Frost received "two extraordinary tributes in the Nation and the Chicago Dial and a superb review in the Academy." (ANB) A convocation of critical recognition, introduction to other writers, and creative energy supported the English publication of Frosts second book, North of Boston, in 1914, after which "Frosts reputation as a leading poet had been firmly established in England, and Henry Holt of New York had agreed to publish his books in America."Accolades met his return to America at the end of 1914 and by 1917 a move to Amherst "launched him on the twofold career he would lead for the rest of his life: teaching whatever "subjects" he pleased at a congenial college and "barding around," his term for "saying" poems in a conversational performance." (ANB) By 1924 he had won the first of his eventual four Pulitzer Prizes for poetry (1931, 1937, and 1943). Frost spent the final decade and a half of his life as "the most highly esteemed American poet of the twentieth century" with a host of academic and civic honors to his credit. Two years before his death he became the first poet to read in the program of a U.S. Presidential inauguration (Kennedy, January 1961).Reference: Crane A2.1
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert (1874-1963). A Boy's Will. Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1915.
Price: US$1754.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
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.
Seller: Resource Books, LLC, East Granby, CT, U.S.A.
Robert Frost. A Boy's Will. Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1915.
Price: US$1850.00 + shipping
Description: This is a jacketed first American edition, first state, of the authors first published book. This first American edition was published in a first printing of 750 copies in April 1915, one month after the American edition of North of Boston. The American publication order reversed that of the preceding British publications of 1913 and 1914, respectively. First state is confirmed by the misprint "Aind" on the final line of p. 14, corroborated by white (as opposed to buff) endpapers. (See Crane, A2.1, p.11). Both glassine and printed dust jackets on tan paper have been reported for the first edition. This dust jacket is the earliest of the three states identified by Clymer & Green, with the "75 Cents" price on the spine and front cover and a blank rear cover. Condition of the book is good plus in a good dust jacket. The blue cloth binding is square and tight with bright gilt, but modestly soiled with some mottling at the front cover fore edge and minor wear to extremities. The contents remain clean and free of spotting, but age toned. The sole previous ownership mark is the tiny sticker of a Boston bookseller affixed to the lower front free endpaper. The dust jacket shows only minor chipping to the spine ends and upper rear panel, but suffers a full split at the front hinge and a horizontal closed tear at mid-spine. The jacket spine is toned and scuffed, albeit with all print still clearly legible. The front and rear panels and flaps are clean. The jackets front hinge separation is quite unobtrusive with the jacket now protected beneath a removable, archival quality clear cover. Iconic American poet and four-time Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Lee Frost (1874-1963), the quintessential poetic voice of New England, was actually born in San Francisco and first published in England. When Frost was eleven, his newly widowed mother moved east to Salem, New Hampshire, to resume a teaching career. There Frost swiftly found his poetic voice, infused by New England scenes and sensibilities. Promising as both a student and writer, Frost nonetheless dropped out of both Dartmouth and Harvard, supporting himself and a young family by teaching and farming. Ironically, it was a 1912 move to England with his wife and children "the place to be poor and to write poems" that finally catalyzed his recognition as a noteworthy American poet. The manuscript of A Boys Will was completed in England and accepted for publication by David Nutt on 1 April 1913. "Yeats pronounced the poetry "the best written in America for some time" and Frost received "two extraordinary tributes in the Nation and the Chicago Dial and a superb review in the Academy." (ANB) A convocation of critical recognition, introduction to other writers, and creative energy supported the English publication of Frosts second book, North of Boston, in 1914, after which "Frosts reputation as a leading poet had been firmly established in England, and Henry Holt of New York had agreed to publish his books in America." Accolades met his return to America at the end of 1914 and by 1917 a move to Amherst "launched him on the twofold career he would lead for the rest of his life: teaching whatever "subjects" he pleased at a congenial college and "barding around," his term for "saying" poems in a conversational performance." (ANB) By 1924 he had won the first of his eventual four Pulitzer Prizes for poetry (1931, 1937, and 1943). Frost spent the final decade and a half of his life as "the most highly esteemed American poet of the twentieth century" with a host of academic and civic honors to his credit. Two years before his death he became the first poet to read in the program of a U.S. Presidential inauguration (Kennedy, January 1961). Bibliographic reference: Crane A2.1
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert. A Boy's Will (Signed First Edition). Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1915.
Price: US$2250.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo., 63pp. Beautiful First American Edition of the iconic poet's first published book. This is the second printing with the spelling correction made on page 14. Rebound in modern blue morocco with four raised spine bands and gilt titles. Abstract spiral design stamped in gilt on both front and rear boards. New marbled end-papers added. Pages trimmed and gilt edges added, A stunningly beautiful production from the Harcourt Bindery of Boston. Square and tight with no discernible wear. A couple of scattered spot to interior pages but trivial. Address label removed from ffep leaving a faint ghost. Bookseller ticket at the bottom of the ffep. Signed and dated on the ffep by Frost from Franconia (NH) in October, 1916. A gorgeous collectable copy.
Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books ABAA, IOBA, Manasquan, NJ, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert. A Boy's Will. Henry Holt, 1915.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Author signed and dated (April 8,1916) first edition second state with corrected "and" page 14. Ownership ink to front pastedown and margin hash marks page 63. Signed note from Frost to former owner on index card tipped into rear pastedown. No jacket. Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal
Seller: Griffin Books, Stamford, CT, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert. A Boy's Will, [INSCRIBED WITH POEM, PAGES UNCUT]. Henry Holt & Co., 1915.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Condition: VG-. 64 pp. This is the 1st edition, 2nd state, of Frost's first published book of poetry, with the "Aind" on the final line on pg. 14 corrected, and "wich-hazel" on p. 62 uncorrected. An example of great significance for the serious Frost collector, inasmuch as the book is incribed to Frost's student Don H. Smith, with the final line of Frost's poem "The Strong Are Saying Nothing," published in "A Further Range" in 1936: "The Strong are saying nothing until they see/Robert Frost/To Don H. Smith" On the one hand, the book has never been read in full, as pgs. 21-24, 25-28, and 37-40, have never been cut. On the other, there is some staining and color loss to the spine, the covers are lightly soiled, there is a slight cover offset, very light corner wear, and the title pg. through pg. 14 is detached. An interesting copy with a rare poetic inscription. In uncertain economic times, what better way to invest your money than in artifacts of lasting value you can hold in hand and enjoy?
Seller: Aesthete's Eye Books, West Jordan, UT, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert. A BOY'S WILL. Henry Holt and Company, 1915.
Price: US$2661.02 + shipping
Description: A BOY'S WILL, Henry Holt and Company, 1915, first American edition (with correction on page 14), light fraying at spine extremities, else a bright vg+ or better copy. INSCRIBED by the author and his first commercially published book. (As new facsimile dust-wrapper is available for a modest fee. Please inquire if interested. Thank you.)
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Robert Frost. A BOY'S WILL. Henry Holt And Company, New York, 1915.
Price: US$3000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: A BOY'S WILL, 1st. American edition but not first printing. Inscribed and signed by RobertFrost. Title page is dated 1915 and at the top says "Author of North of Boston.On page 14 the word "Aind" is corrected to "And". on page 62 the word "wich-hazel" is not corrected. The inscription from Robert Frost is "Believing that we have no right to grudge the warlike German his fill of war,signed Robert Frost Franconia,October 1916" At the bottom left side of this page is a tiny sticker "The Old Corner Book Store, Inc. Boston Mass" The binding is solid and in tact but heavy shelf wear. My guess is that it is the first U.S. edition but not the first U.S. printing. This state is further complicated by the fact that "Aind" on page 14 is corrected but not "wich-hazel" on page 62, so I will let the Buyer decide fot him/her self without any guarentee from George's Books & Autographs
Seller: George's Books & Autographs, Memphis, TN, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert. Boy's Will. Henry Holt, 1915.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition, second issue. A very good copy SIGNED by Robert Frost and NOT inscribed. The book is tight with no cocking. There is discolorization to the spine which seems to be common for this book. The boards have minor wear to the edges. The pages are clean with no marks or bookplates. A collectable copy SIGNED by the author.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Price: US$5000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 63 pages. One of only 750 copies of the first state of the first American edition. Original blue fine linen cloth binding. Moderately shelfworn, with minor fraying to the spine extremities and minor browning/sunning to the spine; protected in fitted archival mylar. No dustjacket. White wove paper, with the endpapers of a heavier white wove paper, somewhat toned. Top edge trimmed, other edges uncut. With the typographical error "Aind" present and uncorrected in the last line on page 14. On page 62 line 16 the word "wich-hazel" remains uncorrected. Signed and inscribed on the front endpaper "For my friends Mr & Mrs M. E. Gates [signed] Robert Frost." The inner front hinge at the half-title page is weakened. Merrill Edwards Gates (1848-1922) became president of Amherst College in 1891. Frost first visited the Amherst campus to give a reading of his poetry in April 1916 while working on his third book of poetry, Mountain Interval. Later that year, he was invited to join the faculty with the rank of full Professor beginning in January 1917.
Seller: Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA), Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
FROST, Robert. Boy's Will. Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1915.
Price: US$6000.00 + shipping
Description: 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 lettered in gilt on front cover and spine. Top edge stained blue, others uncut. Spine and board edges lightly sunned. Some very minor rubbing to head and tail of spine. Housed in a blue cloth slipcase. Overall, fine. A Boy's Will is commonly regarded as Frost's first book, since only one copy exists of his true first, Twilight (two were printed, one of which was destroyed by Frost himself). "Frost once claimed that he wrote 'Fragmentary Blue' to tease his friends who wanted him to stop writing lyrics (Cramer). The poem first appeared in the July 1920 issue of Harper's Magazine and was later included as the first poem in the "Grace Notes" section of New Hampshire." (Critical Companion to Robert Frost: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work By Deirdre J. Fagan). Crane A2.1. HBS 68873. $6,000.
Seller: Heritage Book Shop, ABAA, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert. Boy's Will. Henry Holt, 1915.
Price: US$11000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition, second issue SIGNED by Robert Frost on the front end paper. The book is solid, with some fading to the spine. The binding is tight, and the pages are clean with no marks or bookplates. An attractive copy SIGNED by the author.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert. Boy's Will. Henry Holt, 1915.
Price: US$15000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Robert Frost on a laid in signature. A magnificent dustjacket with only slight wear to the edges. This original First Printing dustjacket is seldom seen in this nice condition. Most copies are restored or worn but this copy has NO restoration. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with minor wear to the edges. The pages are clean with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a stunning copy of this FIRST EDITION SIGNED by the author. We buy SIGNED Frost First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.