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Selected Poems
by Frost, Robert
- Used
- very good
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1937. Third Edition. Very Good. Third edition. Signed by Robert Frost on the half-title and warmly inscribed, "To Ethel Romig Fuller for the pleasure she gave us with her visit in our diagonally opposite corner of the country Elinor and Robert Frost Gainesville, Florida March 7, 1938' Bound in publisher's blue cloth binding lettered in gilt, lacking dust jacket. Very Good with toned and faded spine and edges. Lettering on spine is illegible; light wear at extremities. Paper clip indent at front free endpaper and half-title; bookplate of Ethel Romig Fuller at front free endpaper.
A fantastic association copy from the library of Ethel Romig Fuller (1883-1965). Fuller was Oregon's third Poet Laureate, and the state's first female Poet Laureate. She was also editor of The Oregonian's poetry section from the early 1930s to the late 1950s.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140946040
- Title
- Selected Poems
- Author
- Frost, Robert
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1937
- Keywords
- signed
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Bookplate
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- Spine
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- Inscribed
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- Edges
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
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