The Poetry Library of Marie Bullock - Locus Solus Rare Books

Poetry Quartos.” One of 475 copies. This copy has the leather booklabel of Walter Chrysler
on the inside front wrapper. $150
315. FROST, ROBERT. Collected Poems. New York: Random House, 1930. First edition. 8vo,
gray glazed linen with leather spine label, t.e.g. Spine darkened slightly, with a bit of
rubbing to the label, else near fine, issued without dust jacket. Part of a small overrun from
the edition of 1000 copies printed at the Spiral Press, unnumbered, and signed by Frost on
the half title. According to an early bookseller’s ticket that is loosely inserted, this is one of
“twenty-odd unnumbered copies” bound at a later date. $1,250
316. FROST, ROBERT. [Cover title]: The Lone Striker. (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1933).
First edition. 8vo, printed pictorial wrappers, sewn. A fine, unblemished copy in the original
envelope and a custom morocco-backed slipcase. Number eight in the publishers Borzoi
Chapbooks series. This copy has been inscribed and signed by Frost at the time of
publication to Gordon Le Bert. The cover illustration as well as the entire book’s design are
by W.A. Dwiggins. $750
317. FROST, ROBERT. Two Tramps in Mud-Time: A New Poem. Sent with Holiday
Greetings from Elinor & Robert Frost, Christmas 1934. (New York: Spiral Press, 1934). First
edition. 12mo, plain brown wrappers, sewn. Fine in the original mailing envelope. One of
Frost’s earliest and scarcest Christmas-card poems, this one has been inscribed and signed by
the poet on the title page to the well-known collector Paul Lemperley; the envelope is
additionally addressed to Lemperley in Frost’s hand. $2,500
318. FROST, ROBERT. Neither Out Far Nor In Deep: A Poem . Woodcut by J.J. Lankes
(New York: Spiral Press, 1935). First separate edition. 16mo, wrappers. Light, inevitable
offsetting from handmade paper covers, else fine and bright. The third of Frost’s Spiral Press
Christmas cards, one of 1235 copies printed, this being one of 450 with the Elinor and
Robert Frost imprint. Crane B3. $225
319. FROST, ROBERT. A Further Range. Book Six. New York: Henry Holt and Company,
(1936). First edition. 8vo, oatmeal cloth with brown leather spine label. A touch of rubbing
to label, else fine in the original paper-covered slipcase, lightly rubbed. One of 803
numbered copies signed by Frost; printed at the Spiral Press. $650
320. FROST, ROBERT. From Snow to Snow. New York: Henry Holt & Company, (1936). First
edition. 12mo, tan cloth (binding B). Spine faded ever-so-slightly, else fine in original
glassine, few tiny chips. $150
321. FROST, ROBERT. From Snow to Snow. New York: Henry Holt & Company, (1936). First
edition, third binding. 12mo, green cloth stamped in silver with four stars on front cover.
Spine and edges faded, very good. $75
322. FROST, ROBERT. Collected Poems 1939. New York: Henry Holt and Company, (1939).
First edition thus. 8vo, light gray cloth. Faint marks to endsheets from binder’s glue; very
good in an edgeworn dust jacket with a number of tears and internal tape mends. Signed by
Frost on the first blank leaf. $675
323. FROST, ROBERT. A Witness Tree. New York: Henry Holt, (1942). First edition. 8vo, blue
cloth. Spine stamping dulled, else fine in a rubbed dust jacket with some edge wear. Frost’s
fourth Pulitzer Prize-winning collection. $75
324. FROST, ROBERT. A Masque of Reason. New York: Henry Holt and Company, (1945).
First edition. 8vo, cloth backed boards. Small mark to rear board; spine very slightly sunned,
else fine in the original slipcase, which shows some wear and cracking. One of 800
numbered copies signed by Frost in the limited issue, printed at the Spiral Press. $500
325. FROST, ROBERT. A Masque of Mercy. New York: Henry Holt, (1947). First edition.
8vo, blue cloth. Fine in a lightly faded dust jacket. $75
326. FROST, ROBERT. Hard Not to Be King. New York: House of Books, Ltd., 1951. First
edition. Small 8vo, blue cloth stamped in gilt. A touch of lightening on spine and toward