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The Prophets Really Prophesy As Mystics. The Commentators Merely By Statistics : A New Poem by Robert Frost
by Robert Frost
- Used
- Fine
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Williamsville, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Spiral Press. Fine. 1962. Brochure. One of the various little booklets printed by The Spiral Press, this copy is a Christmas keepsake with an additional preliminary page, printed thus: "Greetings / Christmas / 1962 / From Robert Frost". This was Frost's short poem about the push and pull of nature, and mystic belief vs. science. "In other words to wager their reliance / On plain religion or religious science." Provenance: From the library and estate of Kenward Elmslie, prolific poet associated with the New York School of poetry, editor, performer, and founder of Z Magazine and Z press. Unpaginated, with 7 pages. The font is unstated, but appears to be the press' unique Emerson and printed on laid, cream colored paper. 5 3/4" x 4 1/2". Bound in laid, cream colored, French flapped wraps printed in brown and gray, saddle stapled with staples bright and holding well. This is a clean copy in Fine condition.; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 7 pages .
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- Seller
- 20 Ants Fine Books, IOBA
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1082
- Title
- The Prophets Really Prophesy As Mystics. The Commentators Merely By Statistics : A New Poem by Robert Frost
- Author
- Robert Frost
- Format/Binding
- Brochure
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Spiral Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1962
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Fine Press, Keepsake, American Poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Fine Press;
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Williamsville, New York
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