Description: Hardcover 1900 edition of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman with Whitman's facsimile hand-written autobiography inserted copy, poem Variorum Readings, and a Department of Gathered Leaves.The publisher David McKay of Washington Square, Philadelphia, printed this edition in 1900 and was Walt Whitman's close friend. This rare edition features sturdy green cloth binding with gold lettering, its spine has ornate gold lettering. The edition contains 565 pages in impeccable condition, solidly bound with intact binding corners. The edition features unique facsimile foldout biographical notes in Walt Whitman's own handwriting. The edition's frontispiece has Walt Whitman's etching with dedication to David McKay. The edition covers remain attached evently with intact binding, the edition is clean without internal markings, ex libris stamps or previous ownership inscriptions. This is a rare excellent condition book.
Price: 300 USD
Location: Chicago, Illinois
End Time: 2025-01-07T05:31:15.000Z
Shipping Cost: 10.45 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Year Printed: 1900
Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Rare editions. Poetry
Binding: Hardcover
Region: North America
Author: Walt Whitman
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Personalized: Yes
Original/Facsimile: Facsimile
Language: English
Publisher: David McKay
Place of Publication: Philadelphia
Special Attributes: Collector's Edition, Illustrated, Inscribed, Limited Edition
