Robert Frost — A Witness Tree

London, Jonathan Cape, 1943. First edition. Cloth. A first UK edition of this poetry collection from American writer Robert Frost, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First UK edition. With a portrait frontispiece. A poetry collection, most of which are short lyric, awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1943. This collection was published after several unfortunate tragedies had occurred in Frost's personal life, despite the losses he experienced, this collection demonstrates the seamless lyric quality of his earlier poems. After the death of his wife, Frost eventually fell in love with his secretary Kay Marrison, who became the primary inspiration of the love poems in this collection and to whom this collection is dedicated. Written by Robert Lee Frost, an American poet known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the spine and board edges. Original unclipped dust wrapper is worn with light loss to the spine and chipping to the extremities. Light sunning with the odd small mark to the panels. The odd small closed tear to the panel edges. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Good Only.