AFORESAID
by Frost, Robert
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Henry Holt and Co, 1954. First Edition. Limited edition of 650 numbered copies signed by the poet. Octavo; green linen stamped in gilt, in publishers slipcase with paper label. A selection of previously-published poems, chosen by Frost and published on his 80th birthday. The short (4 pp.) preface "The Prerequisites" is the only original work. Laid in is a three page guest list with table numbers for a dinner held in Frost's honor at The Lord Jeffrey Inn, Amherst, on his birthday, 3/26/54. Among the many guests (14 tables) besides Frost, were Eberhart, Wilbur, MacLeish, Deutsch, Kazin, Wilder, and other longtime friends like the Morrisons, Joseph Blumenthal and Louis Untermeyer. The guest list folded for mailing, the book foxed on the preliminary pages (only), else just minor wear.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 65918
- Title
- AFORESAID
- Author
- Frost, Robert
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1954
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...