Robert Frost. Our Hold on the Planet, 1940.
Dates
- Creation: 1940.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Registration with the collection is required. Items in this collection do not circulate and may be used in-house only. Materials will be retrieved from and returned to storage areas by staff members.
Extent
From the Collection: 109 Volumes
Language of Materials
English
Materials Specific Details
1st edition, limited (1/975) stitched decorated paperwraps, with original white envelope (as issued.) Published in a total edition of 975 as a Christmas Greeting for 1940 with three variant imprints. (Crane B8.) Issued by Henry Holt without the usual assistance of Joseph Blumenthal, due to the War effort (as described by Blumenthal in his volume Robert Frost and His Printers.) The envelope is worn with the words "Frost / Our Hold" in pencil. The present copy bears the Holt imprint (1/600) and is in lovely condition. Uncommonly bright and fine. Very scarce in this condition.
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the Nicholson Library Special Collections Repository