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WALT WHITMAN: COMPLETE POETRY AND COLLECTED PROSE. Leaves of Grass (1855) / Leaves of Grass (1891-92) / Complete Prose Works (1892) / Supplementary Prose.
by Whitman, Walt
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
(New York): Library of America, (1982)., (1982).. Fine. - Octavo, 8 inches high by 5 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in dark green cloth titled in gilt on the spine. The book is housed in a cream paper covered slipcase with "The Library of America" device within a gilt ruled frame stamped on the front. The slipcase is slightly soiled with a couple of light scratches. [ix], 1,380 & [2] pages, with a green silk bookmark. Near fine.
Sixth printing.
Justin Kaplan Wrote the Notes and Chronology and Selected the Texts for this Volume.
The contents of the volume are: COMPLETE POETRY AND COLLECTED PROSE: Leaves of Grass (1855), Leaves of Grass (1891-92), Complete Prose Works (1892), and Supplementary Prose.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 98278
- Title
- WALT WHITMAN: COMPLETE POETRY AND COLLECTED PROSE. Leaves of Grass (1855) / Leaves of Grass (1891-92) / Complete Prose Works (1892) / Supplementary Prose.
- Author
- Whitman, Walt
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- (New York): Library of America, (1982).
- Date Published
- (1982).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- LITERATURE; AMERICAN LITERATURE; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; POETRY; POET; WALT WHITMAN: COMPLETE POETRY AND COLLECTED PROSE.; LEAVES OF GRASS; SUPPLEMENTARY PROSE; COMPLETE PROSE WORKS; JUSTIN KAPLAN; LIBRARY OF AMERICA.
Terms of Sale
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Device
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
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