signed first edition
1917 · New York
by ROBINSON, Edwin Arlington
New York: The MacMillan Company, 1917. First Edition. Octavo (17.5cm); maroon cloth-covered boards, with titling and ruling stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; faded blue top-stain; fore- and bottom-edges rough trimmed; 168,[6]pp. Inscribed by author on title page: "E. A. Robinson / for Mr. James Wylie (?)". Maxwell Steinhardt's ownership bookplate laid in, with residue to front pastedown. Spine-faded, rubbing to spine ends and board edges, light surface scratches to covers, and pencilled notes to front endpaper and pastedown; Very Good.
Previous owner Maxwell Steinhardt was a book collector and President of the Shaw Society of America. "In all copies, p.79 line 8 the word 'one' is omitted after the word 'only'. This mistake was corrected in the Collected Poems, 1921" (see Hogan, A Bibliography of Edwin Arlington Robinson, p.12). Text concludes with press-notices and advertisements for other publications by the author. HOGAN p.12. [84829]. (Inventory #: 84829)
Previous owner Maxwell Steinhardt was a book collector and President of the Shaw Society of America. "In all copies, p.79 line 8 the word 'one' is omitted after the word 'only'. This mistake was corrected in the Collected Poems, 1921" (see Hogan, A Bibliography of Edwin Arlington Robinson, p.12). Text concludes with press-notices and advertisements for other publications by the author. HOGAN p.12. [84829]. (Inventory #: 84829)
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