Robert Frost Christmas Cards: An Unstamped Letter In Our Rural Letter Box

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The title page of An Unstamped Letter with a woodcut image of a mailbox.

This 1944 Robert Frost Christmas Card was printed in an edition of 2050 with six varying imprints: this edition has the Henry Holt and Company imprint, wishing the recipient “holiday goodwill” on behalf of the publishing company. A charming woodcut by Thomas W. Nason accompanies the title, depicting a mailbox along a winding road with mountains in the distance.

Robert Frost. An Unstamped Letter in Our Rural Letter Box. New York: The Spiral Press, 1944.

A pamphlet with reddish-brown, speckled paper wrappers and a small cream square bearing the title.

The dedication page of An Unstamped Letter.

An interior page of An Unstamped Letter with the text of the poem.