“AND ONLY WAITS, A SERPENT ON ITS CHIN”: STEEPLE BUSH, SIGNED BY ROBERT FROST
FROST, Robert. Steeple Bush. New York: Henry Holt, 1947. Octavo, original half tan cloth, gilt-stamped cover decoration, original slipcase. $1500.
Signed limited first edition, number 156 of 751 copies signed by Frost.
One of his last collections, Steeple Bush demonstrates Frost's ability "to branch out in new directions, taking more direct cognizance than in previous collections of the issues affecting the contemporary world" (Thompson & Winnick, 154). Without scarce original glassine wrapper, as often. Crane A30.
Slight soiling to limitation page, original slipcase with slim edge of dampstaining to rear panel. An excellent copy.