# Is "New Hampshire" by Robert Frost a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of New Hampshire by Robert Frost (Henry Holt, 1923) is identified by: New York: Henry Holt, 1923. The 350-copy signed, numbered limited edition is the precedence first; the 1923 Holt trade edition is the first trade printing.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- New York: Henry Holt, 1923
- Won the 1924 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and contains 'Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening' and 'Fire and Ice'
- The precedence first is the signed limited edition of 350 numbered copies, signed by Frost on the limitation leaf, illustrated with four woodcuts by J. J. Lankes, on rough paper in green-grey linen cloth with tan-mottled endpapers
- The trade edition followed about three months later
- Publisher imprint reads Henry Holt
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Robert Frost |
| Publisher | Henry Holt |
| Year | 1923 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Poetry |
| Key point | New York: Henry Holt, 1923 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
New York: Henry Holt, 1923. Won the 1924 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and contains 'Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening' and 'Fire and Ice'. The precedence first is the signed limited edition of 350 numbered copies, signed by Frost on the limitation leaf, illustrated with four woodcuts by J. J. Lankes, on rough paper in green-grey linen cloth with tan-mottled endpapers. The trade edition followed about three months later.

## Is this the true first?
The 350-copy signed, numbered limited edition is the precedence first; the 1923 Holt trade edition is the first trade printing. US Holt is the true first, with no prior UK edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club of note. The trade first is told from the limited by the absence of the signature/limitation leaf and the large-paper woodcut format of the limited.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *New Hampshire* by Robert Frost a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/new-hampshire
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.