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William J. Roos Collection of Works by Edwin Arlington Robinson 

William J. Roos earned a degree in Biology at Bucknell University in 1943. Bibliophile, rare book collector and dealer, Mr. Roos donated a major collection of first or significant editions of Robinson's works to the Bertrand Library.

Selected Listing:

Amaranth. Edwin Arlington Robinson. Macmillan Company, 1934.

The Children of the Night: A Book of Poems. Edwin Arlington Robinson. Richard G. Badger & Company, 1897.

Captain Craig: A Book of Poems. Edwin Arlington Robinson. Houghton, Mifflin; Riverside Press, 1902.

Collected Poems. Edwin Arlington Robinson. Macmillan Company, 1921.

The Porcupine: A Drama in Three Acts. Edwin Arlington Robinson. Macmillan Company, 1915.

Tristram. Edwin Arlington Robinson. Macmillan, 1927.

Sonnets, 1889-1927. Edwin Arlington Robinson. C. Gaige; typography by W. A. Dwiggens, 1928.

The Torrent and the Night Before. Edwin Arlington Robinson. Brick Row Bookshop; printed by Peter Beilenson, founder of the Peter Pauper Press, 1928.