[Rarebooks] FS: 9 Robert Frost Christmas Greetings, several signed

[Charles Agvent]

 From our Last-Minute Gift List now posted on our website. It is 
comprised of 75 items priced from $10 to $30,000 and includes both new 
arrivals and selections from stock, mostly illustrated books, classics, 
fine bindings, and limited editions. We can get any of these to you by
Christmas if ordered by Thursday, December 20.

1.  FROST, Robert. A YOUNG BIRCH. New York: Spiral Press 1946.  First
Edition.  Decorated wraps. Crane B15: 3445 total copies printed,  this
one  of 170 printed for Marguerite & Fred Melcher. This copy SIGNED by
Frost  on  the  greeting  page and further  INSCRIBED  to  Rita  Halle
Kleeman,  author  of  biographies  and a director  of  PEN,  the  only
worldwide  association of writers. Christmas greetings signed by Frost
have  become quite scarce, and when found are usually only initialled.
Slight tanning to covers. Near Fine                            $850.00

2.  FROST, Robert. AWAY!. New York: Spiral Press 1958. First Edition.
Decorated  wraps.  Crane B30: 9155 total copies printed, this  one  of
160  printed  for  Marguerite & Fred Melcher.  Illustrated  with  wood
engravings  by  Stefan Martin. Touch of soiling to front cover,  still
Fine.                                                           $50.00

3.  FROST,  Robert.  CLOSED FOR GOOD. New York:  Spiral  Press  1948.
First  Edition.  Printed wraps. Crane B19: 2275 total copies  printed,
this  one  of  175 printed for Marguerite & Fred  Melcher.  This  copy
SIGNED  by  Frost on the greeting page and further INSCRIBED  to  Rita
Halle  Kleeman, author of biographies and a director of PEN, the  only
worldwide  association of writers. Christmas greetings signed by Frost
have  become quite scarce, and when found are usually only initialled.
Fine                                                           $850.00

4.  FROST,  Robert. DOES NO ONE BUT ME AT ALL EVER FEEL THIS  WAY  IN
THE  LEAST.  New  York: Spiral Press 1952.  First  Edition.  Decorated
wraps.  Crane B24: 3875 total copies printed, this one of 175  printed
for Marguerite & Fred Melcher. Drawings by Howard Cook. Fine    $50.00

5.  FROST,  Robert.  KITTY HAWK 1894. New York:  Spiral  Press  1956.
First  Edition. Decorated wraps. Crane B28: 7000 total copies printed,
this  one  of 150 printed for Marguerite & Fred  Melcher.  Illustrated
with wood engravings by Antonio Frasconi. Fine                  $50.00

6.  FROST, Robert. MY OBJECTION TO BEING STEPPED ON. New York: Spiral
Press  1957.  First  Edition. Decorated wraps. Crane B29:  8290  total
copies  printed,  this  one  of  175 printed  for  Marguerite  &  Fred
Melcher.  Illustrated with wood engravings by Leonard Baskin. Touch of
darkening to covers, still Fine.                                $50.00

7.  FROST,  Robert. NEITHER OUT FAR NOR IN DEEP. [New York]:  (Spiral
Press)  1935. First Edition. Wraps sewn into a thin Japanese  "Kikone"
dustwrapper.  Crane  B3. The third of Frost's Spiral  Press  Christmas
cards,  one  of 1235 copies printed, this one of 450 with  the  Elinor
and  Robert Frost imprint. Touch of offsetting to endpapers, as usual.
Fine                                                           $250.00

8.  FROST,  Robert.  ONE MORE BREVITY. New York: Spiral  Press  1953.
First  Edition. Decorated wraps. Crane B25: 4501 total copies printed,
this one of 175 printed for Marguerite & Fred Melcher. Fine     $50.00

9.  FROST,  Robert.  ONE MORE BREVITY. New York: Spiral  Press  1953.
First  Edition. Decorated wraps. Crane B25: 4501 total copies printed,
this  one of 587 printed for Frost himself. This copy SIGNED by  Frost
on  the  first  blank and further INSCRIBED to Rita Foster  and  dated
"Ripton  Vt/July  1954."  Christmas  greetings signed  by  Frost  have
become  quite  scarce,  and when found are  usually  only  initialled.
Quite  faint  stain  to very top and bottom edges of rear  cover  just
extending  to  the  front at the top with no effect on  the  contents.
Near Fine                                                      $850.00

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