Elizabeth Shepley SERGEANT / Robert Frost The Trial By Existence signed by Frost

Description: Robert Frost: The Trial By Existence [signed by Frost] Author: SERGEANT, Elizabeth Shepley [Robert Frost - subject] Title: Robert Frost: The Trial By Existence [signed by Frost] Publication: New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1960 Edition: Second printing Description: Second printing. Octavo, 451pp. A very good copy, with a few faint stains to boards, some foxing to the endpapers, in a good or better dust jacket, with general creasing, rubbing, and minor chips to extremities. A magnificent copy, SIGNED and lengthily INSCRIBED by the author on the front free endpaper to a close friend, and also SIGNED by Frost in his usual pen on the same page. The inscription reads: "For Helen B. Hart with good memories of my days with her in Ripton - all closely connected with this book. Affectionately, Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant. Sept 22, 1960. Piermont, New York." Frost has written, "and Robert Frost" just below Sergreant's name, and used his own pen. Accompanying the book is a group of four autograph letters from Sergeant to Hart, over the course of about two months, discussing the logistics of her going up to Ripton to participate in the Bread Loaf Writer's Conference and to stay with Hart. The aging Sergeant gives careful instructions on what foods she can and cannot eat, and the difficulties of finding a ride up there, given that she either does not have a car, or cannot drive, or both. She also discusses the matter of signing this book and when she will be able to give it to Hart. Sergeant was the sister of Katherine Sergeant White, the wife of E. B. White and mother of the late author Roger Angell. Sergeant was a journalist and nonfiction writer, who had early success at McClure's Magazine, under the editorship of Willa Cather, who became a lifelong friend. After her early muckraking days, she was a war correspondent for the New Republic in France during World War I (she was injured by a hand grenade), and moved on to write about varied subjects, including the Pueblo Indians, and profiles of numerous famous Americans.Later books by Frost and especially any later biographies or critical texts with him as subject are quite rare signed by the poet. He died less than two and a half years after the publication of this book, in January 1963. This is a signed copy with appealing provenance, at home in any significant Frost collection. Seller ID: 9488 Subject: PoetryCleveland Book Company Lakewood, OH As a small, independent bookseller in Cleveland, Ohio, I deal in general used, rare, and antiquarian books, autographs, manuscripts, pamphlets, and personal and family papers in all subjects. My family has been in the antiquarian book business since 1971. Guarantee All items may be returned within 30 days, with a full refund including shipping costs if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. Shipping All books shipped to US destinations by USPS Media Mail. Delivery typically takes 5 to 14 days, but may be longer, especially during the holidays. Tracking is provided on all domestic shipments. Expedited and international shipping is available, please contact us for a price quote BEFORE placing an order. We are happy to combine shipping on multiple items. Payment We prefer PayPal. Feedback We leave feedback after receiving buyer's feedback. If you are unhappy with your order for any reason, please contact us before leaving feedback, and we will resolve the problem! We take pride in our business and make every attempt to describe each item in our inventory accurately according to the highest standards of the rare book trade.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 1763 USD

Location: Lakewood, Ohio

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