Leaves of Grass, with Sands at Seventy and A Backward Glance o’er Travel’s roads, Portraits from Life. Special edition. Philadelphia: Ferguson Brothers, 1889.

Title

Leaves of Grass, with Sands at Seventy and A Backward Glance o’er Travel’s roads, Portraits from Life. Special edition. Philadelphia: Ferguson Brothers, 1889.

Subject

Walt Whitman

Description

Leaves of Grass, with Sands at Seventy and A Backward Glance o’er Travel’s roads, Portraits from Life. Special edition. Philadelphia: Ferguson Brothers, 1889.

(Previously referred to as the 8th edition, now referred to as a reprinting of the 1881 edition.) Limp black morocco with flap and inner pocket, gilt lettering on cover, gilt edges, marbled end papers.

This edition is known as the Pocket Book edition. This copy belonged to the famous lithographer Louis Prang. Only 300 copies printed, signed by Whitman on title page.

Publisher

Please cite DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University as the source of this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained for a fee. For details, see the https://www.smu.edu/libraries/degolyer/research/permissions web page. For more information, contact degolyer@smu.edu.

Date

1889

Rights

Please cite DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University as the source of this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained for a fee. For details, see the https://www.smu.edu/libraries/degolyer/research/permissions web page. For more information, contact degolyer@smu.edu.

Format

Book

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Files

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Citation

“Leaves of Grass, with Sands at Seventy and A Backward Glance o’er Travel’s roads, Portraits from Life. Special edition. Philadelphia: Ferguson Brothers, 1889.,” DeGolyer Library Exhibits, accessed May 5, 2024, https://degolyer.omeka.net/items/show/823.