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Frost, Robert. Mountain Interval. Henry Holt & Company, NY, 1916.
Price: US$241.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Second state, with ethe errors on p. 88 and 93 corrected. A 1/2" tear to the bottom of the title page, else near fine.
Seller: Bruce Davidson Books, Arlington, MA, U.S.A.
Robert Frost. Mountain Interval. Henry Holt , (1916), New York:, 1916.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Second Issue Near fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with very faded gilt text on the spine and bright gilt text with borders on the front board the front two, un-printed pages have become tanned due to a newspaper article having been left between the two pages. Although missing its now scarce dust jacket the book is enclosed within a fine, facsimile dust jacket created in 1992. 99 pages of text. Second state, with ethe errors on p. 88 and 93 corrected with the cancel leaf on p.87/88. A collection of 33 of Frost's earlier poems to include The Road Not Taken.
Seller: Town's End Books, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert. Mountain Interval. Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1916.
Price: US$310.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: "Published November, 1916," second state with the errors corrected to pp. 88 and 93, "very-good" with gilt titling clear to front board but faded away from spine. Includes the first publication of "The Road Not Taken." With a mylar wrap-around covering but NO original dust jacket, as usual. Bookplate of Clifford Shattuck Leonard -- who has also signed above in longhand -- bearing the Leonards family motto "Pour Bien Desirer." 99 pp.
Seller: Cat's Curiosities, Pahrump, NV, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert. Mountain Interval. Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1916.
Price: US$315.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: "Published November, 1916," first state with the errors not corrected to pp. 88 and 93, "good-plus" with gilt titling moderately faded to spine and with a 2-inch triangular chunk torn away from the bottom of page 9, though with no impact on the poem there, that being the first publication of "The Road Not Taken." With a mylar wrap-around covering but NO original dust jacket, as usual. 99 pp., here reduced from $370.
Seller: Cat's Curiosities, Pahrump, NV, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert. Mountain Interval. Henry Holt and Company, NY, 1916.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: "Published November, 1916" on copyright page; line 9 repeated on page 88; "Come" instead of "Gone" on page 93. Some uncut pages. Gift inscription and small Hall's Book Shop sticker on front endpaper. Cloth lightly scuffed and shelfworn with small stain on rear. No DJ.
Seller: Acme Book Company, Fayetteville, NY, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert.. Mountain Interval.. Henry Holt and Company, 1916.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Printing. Crane A4. Second State, with cancel leaf pages 87-88. Bright Fine copy in dark greenish-blue cloth, gilt sparkling, lacking the dustwrapper. Small sliver chip from fore-edge of title page. Small smudge to text on line 10 of page 16. 99pp. Frost's second book, and first appearing in America. Q12933
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert. MOUNTAIN INTERVAL. Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1916.
Price: US$425.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, 99 pages. In Good plus condition. Bound in dark blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front cover. Boards show moderate rubbing to spine and front cover, light bumping and rubbing to corners, and bending to spine edges. Textblock has mild age toning and partial splitting to front interior hinge. Errors on pages 88 and 93 consistent with the first state of the first printing. Shelved in Case 0. With the first appearance of "The Road Not Taken" and "Birches." 1374043. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. First Edition, First Printing, First State.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
. Mountain Interval Robert Frost 1st Edition 1916. Henry Holt & Company, 1916.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Henry Holt and Company, 1916. "Published November 1916" stated on copyright page. Line 9 repeated on page 88 and "Come" for gone on page 93. Considered as the first edition, first issue. Missing the jacket book plate front pastedown and ownership ink flyleaf. Otherwise tight and unmarked. 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.
Robert Frost. Mountain Interval. Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1916.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near-Fine; a little rubbing/bumping to extremities, and a few tiny scuffs to cloth; a little foxing to endpapers; gift inscription and bookseller label to first free page; else Fine. No dust jacket. First Edition, first state, with repeated line on p 88 and "Come" instead of "Gone" on p 93. A few pages are unopened at the bottom edge.
Seller: Montecito Rare Books, Goleta, CA, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert. Mountain Interval. Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1916.
Price: US$570.00 + shipping
Description: Pasted on back pastedown endpaper is what I think is a three paragraph portion of the dust jacket. Otherwise this copy is fine, fine fine! 12 mo. Blue cloth covered boards stamped in gold. 99 pp. Deckled fore-edge. Some pages uncut First edition, first state with issue points: repeated line on p. 88 and "Come" instead of "Gone" on p. 93.
Seller: Frogtown Books, Inc. ABAA, Toledo, OH, U.S.A.
FROST, Robert. Mountain Interval. Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1916.
Price: US$605.00 + shipping
Description: First State, with errors uncorrected on pp.88 and 93. Octavo (19.75cm); navy blue cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; [ii],[6],7-99,[3]pp. Decorative bookplate of American bariton Mordecai Bauman (1912-2007) on front pastedown; gentle sunning to spine and board edges, spine ends worn, touch of softening to lower corners, else a clean, Very Good+ copy, lacking the dustjacket. Frost's third commercially-published book, containing several of his best-loved poems, including "Birches" and "The Road Not Taken." The total printing was 4,000 copies, but it is unclear how many were printed before the errors in the first state were noticed and corrected. CLYMER & GREEN pp.31-32.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Robert Frost. Mountain Interval. Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1916.
Price: US$800.00 + shipping
Description: This is the first edition, first printing, first state of Frosts third published book. Mountain Interval is Frosts first book for which the U.S. edition takes precedence, both A Boys Will and North of Boston having been first published in Great Britain. "Mountain Interval, which appeared in November 1916, offered readers some of his finest poems, such as "Birches," "Out, Out--," "The Hill Wife," and "An Old Mans Winter Night." (ANB) The volume opens with the poem "The Road Not Taken." It was in 1916 that Frost was made Phi Beta Kappa poet at Harvard and elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters. This copy is in good plus condition. First state is confirmed by repetition of the sixth line on p.88 and the word 'Come,' instead of 'Gone,' on p.93. (Crane A4, p.21) Condition is very good plus. The blue cloth binding remains square and tight with deep, unfaded color and bright gilt. Notably, there is no fading or dulling to the spine, which is unusual for an unjacketed copy. We note only wrinkling and light wear to the spine ends, and a few spots of trivial staining and scuffing to the covers. The contents retain a crisp feel. Spotting appears primarily confined to the endpapers and page edges. The sole sign of previous ownership is the illustrated bookplate (featuring a book press) of Spruill and Sue Cook affixed to the front pastedown. The couple ran "Cooks School of Speech and Dance" in Texas and Spruill was also a college drama and English instructor. 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 a 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 in 1913. 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 A4.
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert. Mountain Interval. Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1916.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing. First issue with a line repeated on page 88, and "come" instead of "gone" on page 93. Near Fine with a small indent to spine at title, though gilt remains very bright and sharp and the cloth is fresh. Previous owner name to front free endpaper. Pages toned and light foxing to textblock edge. Lacking the dust jacket. A superior copy of the first issue, in much nicer shape than as normally found in.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert. Mountain Interval. Henry Holt and Co., 1916.
Price: US$1700.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition. (This book has the following first issue points: duplicate lines 8, and 9 on page 88; and "Come" for "Gone" on line 16, page 93.) No DJ or initial sale price data. Prior owner's name in pencil on endpaper. Includes ticket to a poetry reading by the author at Amherst College, May 16, 1962. More images and/or description can be sent on request. . Will insure at buyer's expense, if requested. Condition: Fine.
Seller: Ironwood Books, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert. Mountain Interval. Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1916.
Price: US$1750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition, First issue. The book has the following First Issue points with with duplicate lines 8, and 9 on page 88 and "Come" for "Gone" on line 16, page 93. The binding is tight with some wear to the boards. Besides a nice gift inscription on the front endpaper, the pages are clean. A very good copy of the TRUE FIRST EDITION.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert. Mountain Interval. Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1916.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Robert Frost on a laid in signature. The book is bound in the publisher's blue cloth with some light wear to the spine and edges. The pages are clean with some rubbing to the front endpaper. There is NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. An attractive copy SIGNED by the author.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert. Mountain Interval. Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1916.
Price: US$3000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: No markings. Stated 'Published November, 1916,' on copyright page. Dust jacket has tears to edges, small pieces missing at edges and corners, spotting to front cover, in a protective cover. First state dust jacket and book.
Seller: Manchester By The Book, Manchester-By-the-Sea, MA, U.S.A.
FROST, Robert.. Mountain Interval.. Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1916.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Description: 1 blank leaf + half-title with publisher's ads on the verso + TP + [5] = Dedication page + 7-8 = Contents + [9]-99 + 1 blank leaf, Octavo. First Edition, First Issue. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood and that has made all the difference First issue with the repeated lines on page 88 and "Come" for "Gone" on page 93. Also includes "Birches." One of 4,000 copies in the edition. Mountain Interval was Frost's first book to be published originally in the United States, his two earlier titles having first appeared in England. In the original tan dust jacket that is a bit worn at the spine tips. Original dark blue-green cloth with bright gilt lettering to front cover and spine. With a bookseller's ticket to the 270 Boylston Street Boston." Page 97 has a closed tear - not affecting text. A very pretty copy of this Frost classic. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
Seller: Athena Rare Books ABAA, Fairfield, CT, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert. Mountain Interval. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1916.
Price: US$4000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first state, with duplicate lines on p. 88 and "Come" for "Gone" on p. 93. Publisher's dark blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt; in the original gray dust jacket printed in black. A near fine copy with a touch of rubbing to extremities a small area of the front board, slight lean to spine, a bit of rubbing to the gilt on the front board visible in the "T" in "Mountain" but otherwise bright, a few spots to endpapers, contemporary ownership inscription to front free endpaper; in a near fine dust jacket with a few tiny chips to spine ends and corners, very faint dampstaining to spine. Overall, an exceptional copy. Crane A4. Mountain Interval is Frost's third published collection of poetry, and is the first appearance of "The Road Not Taken." It also includes the poems "Christmas Trees," "In the Home Stretch," "Birches," "Snow," and "The Bonfire," among others. Throughout the volume, Frost grapples with how the choices of the past ultimately shape the future. "The Road Not Taken," the first and most famous poem of the collection, sets up this paradigm with the narrator's decision of which direction to take after reaching a fork in the road - a metaphor for decisions made along the road of life. While he had previously established his talent for verse with his first two poetry collections, Mountain Interval solidified Frost's status as a master poet.
Seller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert. Mountain Interval. Henry Holt, 1916.
Price: US$5000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with with duplicate lines 8, and 9 on page 88 and "Come" for "Gone" on line 16, page 93. An attractive First Issue dustjacket with some wear to the spine and edges. This ORIGINAL dustjacket has the $1.25 price present on the front panel. The book is in nice shape with light wear to the boards. The binding is tight, with no cocking or leans. The pages are clean, with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a lovely copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION in collector's condition. We buy Robert Frost First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
FROST, Robert. MOUNTAIN INTERVAL. Henry Holt (1916), New York, 1916.
Price: US$7500.00 + shipping
Description: Crane A4. Exceptional copy of his third regularly published book and his first book to be published originally in the United States, including the first appearance of two of Frost's best-known poems, "The Road Not Taken" and "Birches." First state with the errors on pages 88 and 93. This copy SIGNED on the title page by Frost and additionally SIGNED and INSCRIBED to Harold Andrews on the front endpaper. Laid in is a 1931 invoice for the book to Andrews so the signature can be dated from that time or later. The scarce dustwrapper is present and complete with a few rather minor professional repairs. Brilliant, bright copy in a beautiful dustwrapper
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
FROST, Robert. Christmas Trees. Henry Holt and Company no date but 1916, (N. Y., 1916.
Price: US$10000.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo, single sheet folded to form a form-sided leaflet. Lightly soiled, but a very good copy. Lightly soiled, but a very good copy First separate edition of this poem, issued as "Christmas Greetings from Henry Holt and Company". At the end of the poem, a note reads: "From "Mountain Interval" by Robert Frost, with his permission." Contrary to all bibliographical sources, this publication, and not the 1929 publication, is the true first separate edition of this poem. Crane cites the 1929 privately printed edition by the Spiral Press as the first separate edition, but the present publication was undoubtedly published at or near the time Mountain Interval was published in 1916 and by the same publisher. We find no record of this publication in either Crane, Clymer & Green, or Lowenherz.
Seller: James S. Jaffe Rare Books, LLC, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert. Mountain Interval. Henry Holt, 1916.
Price: US$12500.00 + 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 superb 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 TRUE FIRST EDITION SIGNED by the author.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.