# Is "Mountain Interval" by Robert Frost a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Mountain Interval by Robert Frost (Henry Holt, 1916) is identified by: First-state points: the sixth line of the poem is repeated on page 88 (in 'Snow'), and the word 'Come' appears for 'Gone' on line 16 of page 93. US Holt edition (November 1916) is the true first; there was no prior UK edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First-state points: the sixth line of the poem is repeated on page 88 (in 'Snow'), and the word 'Come' appears for 'Gone' on line 16 of page 93
- The two states of the first printing were created by cancelling two leaves to correct these typographical errors; the first state has the uncorrected readings
- Publisher imprint reads Henry Holt
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Robert Frost |
| Publisher | Henry Holt |
| Year | 1916 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First-state points: the sixth line of the poem is repeated on page 88 (in 'Snow'), and… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First-state points: the sixth line of the poem is repeated on page 88 (in 'Snow'), and the word 'Come' appears for 'Gone' on line 16 of page 93. The two states of the first printing were created by cancelling two leaves to correct these typographical errors; the first state has the uncorrected readings.

## Is this the true first?
US Holt edition (November 1916) is the true first; there was no prior UK edition. First state precedes the corrected second state, which cancels the two affected leaves.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club issue of note.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Mountain Interval* by Robert Frost a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/mountain-interval
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.