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Lot #592
Robert Frost

“Just taking what Nature is willing to give, Not forcing her hand with harrow and plow”

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“Just taking what Nature is willing to give, Not forcing her hand with harrow and plow”

Signed book: Come In. Later printing. NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1945. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 192 pages. Signed on the first free end page, “About Picking Blueberries, Who cares what they say? It’s a nice way to live, Just taking what Nature is willing to give, Not forcing her hand with harrow and plow. Robert Frost To Jimmy Henry of Manchester Vt from R.F. at Ripton Vt 1949.” ‘Blueberries’ is the third of 83 poems in this book. The phrase “About Picking Blueberries” penned by Frost above his three lines does not appear in the poem’s title or in the poem itself. Book condition: VG+/None. Golden yellow cloth-covered boards; minor edgewear with gentle bumps to lower corners; very slightly shaken (binding otherwise strong, no gatherings loose); minor soiling to exterior; textblock edges slightly darkened. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: August Monthly
  • Dates: #390 - Ended August 15, 2012





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