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Walt Whitman : A Descriptive Bibliography [new]
by Myerson, Joel
- New
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- New/No jacket, as issued
- ISBN 10
- 0822937395
- ISBN 13
- 9780822937395
- Seller
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1993. A gorgeous copy. Brand New in perfect condition (just removed from the publisher's shrinkwrap so we could write this description). Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO rubbing. NO fading. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. 1993. First Edition. The standard Walt Whitman bibliography. Published @ $250. Fully descriptive in the Soho style. Contains an introduction and sections on Walt Whitman's: Separate Publications; Collected Editions; Miscellaneous Collections; First Book and Pamphlet Appearances; First-Appearance Contributions to Magazines and Newspapers; Proof Copies, Circulars, and Broadsides; Reprinted Material in Books and Pamphlets; Separate Publication of Individual Poems and Prose Works; Compiler's Notes. Appendix: Principal Works about Whitman. Index to the Poems in LEAVES OF GRASS. General Index. Well-illustrated with photos of first edition title and copyright pages; book bindings/covers; limitation statements; dust jackets; etc. Another fine reference from the Pittsburgh Series in Bibliography. Bound in the original gilt-stamped blue cloth. Hardcover. 6.25" wide by 9.5" tall by 2.75" thick. This large, heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail.. First Edition. Hardcover (heavy). New/No jacket, as issued. 8vo. xxv, 1,100pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019063
- Title
- Walt Whitman : A Descriptive Bibliography [new]
- Author
- Myerson, Joel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket, as issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0822937395
- ISBN 13
- 9780822937395
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Place of Publication
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Date Published
- 1993
- Size
- 8vo. xxv, 1,100pp
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