Collected Poems of Robert Frost 1939 (First Edition) Frost, Robert

Elegantly bound in a 3/4 leather brown spine with raised bands with gold tooled flowers in each of the five compartments in addition to the bright gold lettering of the title and author. With one little scuff mark in the Frost panel. With leather tips, all edge with gold rulers. And brown marble paper-covered boards. With lovely dark green marbled endpapers as well. Light wear to the corners and at the bottom of the spine. Splendidly clean and tight internally. With a photographic frontispiece of Frost by Doris Ullman and signed by her and Robert Frost in the plate. A striking and very handsome copy of some of Frost's most beloved poems. First Edition. Frost is the only poet to receive four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry. He became one of America's rare "public literary figures, almost an artistic institution".[3] He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1960 for his poetic works. On July 22, 1961, Frost was named poet laureate of Vermont. (Wikipedia). "First Printing" stated on the copyright page.