LEAVES OF GRASS, by Walt Whitman - 1907 [Putnam]
Leaves of Grass
by Walt Whitman
London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, and Boston: Small, Maynard & Company, 1907
Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD condition.
- Grass green superfine covers have gilt ruling on front cover.
- Boards show a few marks, edgewear. Corners are scuffed, with exposed board. See photos.
- Spine has gilt decoration and text and is bright with frayed ends. See photos.
- Binding is secure.
- Marble patterned end papers/ pastedowns show little to no sign of age or wear.
- Feps show scattered foxing, have a gift inscription. See photos.
- Frontispiece, a portrait of Whitman, is present and has intact tissue guard; a little foxing. See photos.
- Interior is gently age-toned. Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
- Text block edges have some chipping where pages were cut for reading, some foxing. See photos.
- PS2024.0718
455 pages. 5 x 7.5 inches
A very nice copy of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman (1819-1892), with material included by the poet's literary executors in 1897. A compact volume published by G.P. Putnam in London, sitting nicely in the hand, with very readable page layouts. It retains many features of larger format editions, including a portrait of the poet, author's note with facsimile signature, and Index of First Lines.
Inscribed "D. Spratt from J.L.B./ 26.III.07"
Please see photos. More photos available upon request.
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