Leaves of Grass. Boston. Thayer and Eldridge, year 85 of the States, 1860-61.
Title
Leaves of Grass. Boston. Thayer and Eldridge, year 85 of the States, 1860-61.
Subject
Walt Whitman
Description
Leaves of Grass. Boston. Thayer and Eldridge, year 85 of the States, 1860-61.
Spurious third edition. Unauthorized reprint made from Thayer and Eldridge plates by Richard Worthington, without the printer’s name (George C. Rand & Avery) on verso of title page.
Owing to financial difficulties caused by the Civil War, the firm of Thayer and Eldridge failed, and the plates of their Leaves of Grass were sold at auction. Subsequently (about 1879) these plates became the property of Richard Worthington, a New York publisher, who then issued an edition in reddish-brown cloth, closely imitating the Thayer and Eldridge edition. Thousands of this spurious third edition were printed and sold, and the book is quite common.
Spurious third edition. Unauthorized reprint made from Thayer and Eldridge plates by Richard Worthington, without the printer’s name (George C. Rand & Avery) on verso of title page.
Owing to financial difficulties caused by the Civil War, the firm of Thayer and Eldridge failed, and the plates of their Leaves of Grass were sold at auction. Subsequently (about 1879) these plates became the property of Richard Worthington, a New York publisher, who then issued an edition in reddish-brown cloth, closely imitating the Thayer and Eldridge edition. Thousands of this spurious third edition were printed and sold, and the book is quite common.
Publisher
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Date
1860-61
Rights
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Format
Book
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Files
Citation
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