Description
From the library of Robert Frost’s daughter, Lesley Frost, the December 1920 issue of The London Mercury, edited by J.C. Squire. The first appearance of Robert Frost’s “A Favour,” later retitled “Dust of Snow.”
Octavo, xxviii, 240pp, [4]. Original printed wrappers. Wear along spine, rubbing along margins of the printed wrappers. Light soiling to covers. Also includes the poem “The Runaway” on page 139.
Bookplate of Lesley Frost affixed to the front page. Also inscribed by Lesley Frost on page 139: “To Bill_, from the Poet’s daughter / Lesley Frost / February 17, 1976.”
A notable Frost periodical appearance, preceding the poem’s collection under its final title in New Hampshire. Published by Henry Holt in 1923. (Crane, A4)
