In the Clearing, Poems by Robert Frost, Sixth Printing, Published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston in January 1964. Book Club Edition. Book is Out of Print - OP

Robert Frost (1874 - 1973)

Published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston, NYC, 1964

About this Item

Here is "In the Clearing", a book of poetry by Robert Frost. This is the Sixth Printing, published in January 1964 by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. The book is a solid gray hardcover with a photo-pictorial dust-jacket. This copy happens to have been issued through a book club (No price on jacket, and has the small impression on the rear cover bottom corner).

Excerpted from the jacket blurb : "On January 20, 1961, Robert Frost recited his poem, 'The Gift Outright', at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy. This occasion marked the first time in the history of our country that a poet has been so honored; it also marked a high point in Frost's long and distinguished career. [ The poem is included in this book - starting on page 28]

"Some of the new verses gathered in these pages evoke the fields and farms of New England; others speak of great deeds and universal truths in language that is as forthright and uncomplaining as Frost himself. The poems in this book are stirring examples of Frost's ability to see greatness in the familiar, and simplicity in the grandiose. A four-time Pulitzer-Prize winner, Frost has been honored by literary societies, colleges, and universities throughout the world.The United States Senate adopted the unprecedented resolution of felicitation on his seventy-fifth birthday; and in1958 he was appointed Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, in recognition not only of his poetic talents, but of his boundless interest in the history of men and ideas."

TITLE : In the Clearing
AUTHOR : Robert Frost (1874 - 1973)
IMPRINT : Holt, Rinehart and Winston
PLACE : New York - Chicago - San Francisco
DATE : January 1964
EDITION : Sixth Printing
SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES : Book Club Copy
STATUS : OP
DETAILS : Trade hardcover, issued through a book club; 101 pages; 5 7/8" x 9"; gray, cloth-covered spine and boards, with silver-gilt lettering on spine; photo-pictorial dust-jacket has a black-and-white photograph of Frost on the front panel. [ Photo by David H. Rhinelander ]

CONDITION -- BOOK : VERY GOOD -- JACKET: GOOD ONLY -- This is a previously owned book that remains clean and attractive, with the following particulars noted ::
EXTERIOR -- A touch of rub to the spine extremities, else clean and free of wear.Text-block edges are clean.
BINDING -- Solid
INTERIOR -- Clean and unmarked.
DUST-JACKET -- Nicks, tears and chipping along the edges (a serious tear with accompanying creasing on rear panel); panels display rub, slight scuffing and creasing; top extremity of spine panel is ragged. No price on jacket flap = book club copy. Clear mylar cover has been added to ensure against further wear.

Seller Inventory # 2245

Bibliographic Details

• Title: In the Clearing, Poems by Robert Frost, Sixth Printing, Published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston in January 1964. Book Club Edition. Book is Out of Print - OP
• Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, NYC
• Publication Date: 1964
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: David H. Rhinelander (Photo portrait of Frost)
• Edition: Book Club Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Dimensions: 7W x 10H x 3D inches 7 inches width by 10 inches height by 3 inches depth
• Weight: 1.25 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
  • American Authors
  • New England
  • Poetry