Edna St. Vincent Millay Collection

Updated August 6, 2026

Lot number	43
Auction	1066: Rare Books & Bookworm, ONLINE-ONLY Sale
Date	August 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT
Auction house	Addison & Sarova Auctioneers
Location	Social Circle, Georgia

Estimate: 1 / 1000 A collection of 14 books by (1 being about) Millay, mostly first editions. Includes: The Princess Marries the Page (NY, 1932, First edition stated, in jacket); A Few Figs from Thistles (NY, n.d. ca. 1922, code "I-B" to copyright, in jacket); Poems Selected for Young People (NY, 1929, first edition stated, in jacket); The Harp-Weaver (NY, 1923, first edition stated, in jacket); The Buck in the Snow (NY, 1928, first edition stated, in jacket); The Fatal Interview (NY, 1931, first edition stated, in jacket); Conversation at Midnight (NY, 1937, first edition stated, in jacket); The King's Henchman (NY, 1927, first edition stated, in jacket); Three Plays (NY, 1926, first edition stated, in jacket); Make Bright the Arrows (NY, 1940, first edition stated, limp leather binding in glassine-style jacket, remnants of original slipcase present); plus 2 more first editions without jackets, 1 reprint, and a first edition of Karl Yost's Bibliography of Millay. Overall Good to Very Good, most jackets with prices intact. All 8vo and smaller. Condition: For lots in this online-only auction, condition is stated in general terms only, ranging from Poor to Fine, with Good being average (i.e. an exhaustive list of individual flaws is not included, but only our opinion of the overall cumulative grade is provided.) Most books in this sale have been given a brief inspection only and have not been fully collated (unless the collation is shown.) However, if loss or absence of text is observed during our inspection, then this will always be noted in the description. All lots are sold as-is and not subject to return for any reason. PLEASE READ THE VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOUND IN LOT #1.

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