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Robert Frost. ONE MORE BREVITY. The Spiral Press, 1953.
Price: US$29.48 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: clean chapbook with minimal wear. corners slightly bumped, wraps slightly worn.
Seller: Magus Books Seattle, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
FROST, Robert. One More Brevity. Spiral Press, New York, 1953.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Small softcover. Features a new poem for Christmas 1953 by Robert Frost. One of 1575 copies from the Henry Holt and Company issue. Decorations by Philip Gruskin. A fine copy in stapled wrappers. A nicely printed booklet. (Crane B25).
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert. One More Brevity. The Spiral Press, USA, 1953.
Price: US$38.43 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Single poem issued as a Christmas greeting in wrappers.12 pages. Two decorations by Philip Grushkin. Privately issued as a gift presented for Christmas,1953 by Henry Holt and Company. A US first edition, first impression. A fine copy - bright, fresh, unfaded and without inscriptions. Hint of soiling to front cover. Clean staples, tight binding. An attractive copy. PayPal accepted.
Seller: Cheltenham Rare Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Robert Frost. One More Brevity (Christmas Card). The Spiral Press, 1953.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: New York: The Spiral Press, 1953. Published as Frost s 1953 Christmas greeting, with a poem by Frost and decorations by Philip Grushkin. This imprint for Ann and Joseph Blumenthal of The Spiral Press. Joe Blumenthal was a well-known figure in the 20th century fine press movement. He designed and printed work for prominent clients, including Robert Frost. Softcover in original wrappers with French flaps. In fine condition with no internal markings.
Seller: White Square - Fine Books & Art, Easthampton, MA, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert. One More Brevity. A New Poem. Spiral Press], [New York, 1953.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: First edition (from: Ann & Joseph Blumenthal, one of 425). Decorations by Philip Gruskin. 8 leaves. 1 vols. 12mo. Crane B 25 Decorations by Philip Gruskin. 8 leaves. 1 vols. 12mo First edition (from: Ann & Joseph Blumenthal, one of 425).
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert. One More Brevity. A New Poem. Spiral Press], [New York, 1953.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition: (from: Henry Holt and Company, one of 1575 copies). Decorations by Philip Gruskin. 8 leaves. 1 vols. 12mo. Crane B 25 Decorations by Philip Gruskin. 8 leaves. 1 vols. 12mo First Edition: (from: Henry Holt and Company, one of 1575 copies).
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Frost (Robert). [Christmas card:] 'One More Brevity'.. Printed at The Spiral Press, 1953.
Price: US$57.64 + shipping
Description: SOLE EDITION, ONE OF 175 COPIES for Marguerite and Fred Melcher (from an edition of 4,501 copies), frontispiece and one further lithograph by Howard Cook printed in black and green, pp. [7], 17 x 11 cm, original stapled wrappers with integral cream dustjacket printed in red, silver, and black, minor creasing, very good. Further Robert Frost Christmas cards are available - please enquire. (Crane B25)
Seller: Blackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA, Oxford, United Kingdom
Frost, Robert. One More Brevity. Spiral Press, (New York, 1953.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: 12mo, wrappers. One 4501 copies printed, this one in the name of the poet's daughter and son-in-law, Lesley Frost Ballantyne and Joseph W. Ballantyne. Signed by Lesely Frost Ballantyne on the title page. Decrations by Philip Grushkin. Crane B25. Tiny tear at top of spine, else fine.
Seller: Locus Solus Rare Books (ABAA, ILAB), Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert. One More Brevity. A New Poem. Spiral Press], [New York, 1953.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition: (from: Marguerite and Fred Melcher, one of 175 copies). Decorations by Philip Gruskin. 8 leaves. 1 vols. 12mo. Crane B 25 Decorations by Philip Gruskin. 8 leaves. 1 vols. 12mo First Edition: (from: Marguerite and Fred Melcher, one of 175 copies).
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert. One More Brevity. A New Poem. Spiral Press], [New York, 1953.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition: (from: Edward T. Rigg, one of 80 copies). Decorations by Philip Gruskin. 8 leaves. 1 vols. 12mo. Crane B 25 Decorations by Philip Gruskin. 8 leaves. 1 vols. 12mo First Edition: (from: Edward T. Rigg, one of 80 copies).
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
FROST, Robert. One More Brevity. The Spiral Press, [New York], 1953.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Description: 16mo. 8 leaves. Decorations by Philip Grushkin. Original printed wrappers. First edition, issue for William E. Buckley, one of 209 copies with his imprint. Crane B25. In fine condition
Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts, ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.
Frost, Robert. One More Brevity. Privately Printed by The Spiral Press, 1953.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A Nice copy inscribed by Frost to fellow poet William Matchett. [6]pp., in tan printed wraps, with decorations by Philip Grushkin. Privately printed and issued for the 1953 Christmas Greetings by Marguerite & Fred Melcher. Light soiling to the rear cover, else Near Fine.
Seller: Arundel Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Robert Frost. One More Brevity. The Spiral Press, 1953.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Mint copy.New Xmas Poem for 1953.Rare Presentation Copy."Dear Miss White-You hardly deserve this when you will so soon be getting a set of all this year's imprints.R.F." Awesome Copy.
Seller: Jeff Bergman Books ABAA, ILAB, Flemington, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$2561.73 + shipping
Description: Five works, various formats; in uniformly excellent condition; from the library of the poet and BBC broadcaster D. G. Bridson.One more Brevity. New York, Spiral Press, 1953. Pp [12]; illustrations by Philip Grushkin; small stain to one page, else very good, stapled in the original wrappers, booklabel of D. G. Bridson, inscribed 'To Geoffrey Bridson from Robert Frost after the pleasantest sort of encounter Dec 13 1956', namely the recording they made together see Prospero and Ariel pp. 214-5). Crane B25 (one of 587 printed for distribution by Frost).A-wishing Well. New York, Spiral Press, 1959. Pp. [12]; illustrations by Thomas W. Nason; fine, stapled in the original wrappers, booklabel of D. G. Bridson. Crane B31 (one of 670 printed for distribution by Frost).Accidentally on Purpose. New York, Spiral Press, 1960. Pp. [10]; fine, stapled in the original wrappers, booklabel of D. G. Bridson. Crane B32 (one of 700 printed for distribution by Frost).The Wood-pile. New York, Spiral Press, 1961. Pp. [10]; cover and illustrations by Thomas W. Nason; fine, stapled in the original wrappers, booklabel of D. G. Bridson. Crane B33 (one of 700 printed for distribution by Frost). The Prophets really prophesy as Mystics, the Commentators merely by Statistics. New York, Spiral Press, 1962. Pp. [12], fine, stapled in the original wrappers, booklabel of D. G. Bridson, with a note in his hand 'This Christmas Card, from one of the few people I really respect, arrived on the day that Robert Frost's death was announced. 29.1.63.' Crane B34 (one of 800 printed for distribution by Frost). Bridson had last met Frost in person at the National Poetry Festival in Washington in 1962.'Though I only met Frost on three occasions, I felt the warmest affection for him The Christmas poems which he sent his friends each year were ever welcome reminders of Frost's genial good nature. The last I received from arrived on the morning that I read of his death in the newspaper. Sad as it was to me, I think he would have appreciated the irony of that' (Bridson, Prospero and Ariel).The printer Joe Blumenthal first produced a Christmas card setting one of Robert Frost's poems, without the author's permission, in 1929. When Frost found out sometime later he asked Blumenthal to produce some more for his friends, and from 1934 until 1962 Frost issued a card every year, 25 of which were printed by Blumenthal's Spiral Press. Many are illustrated with original woodcut designs by local artists and the print runs varied from as little as 50 for the early cards to as many as 17,055 for his final card (The Prophets really Prophesy). For each card there were up to twenty different issues, for distribution by Frost, his publishers, his friends etc. Frost also retained 25 sets of all the different issues of each card. All of the present collection are from the issues printed for Frost himself. Language: English
Seller: Bernard Quaritch Ltd ABA ILAB, London, United Kingdom