"Leaves of Grass, Walt Whitman, Rees Welsh & Co.,, 1882. First Philadelphia edition, reprint from the slightly altered plates of the Boston, 1881-82 edition. Olive green yellowish cloth boards, with gilt title and spine, with butterfly decoration. Plate of Whitman with tissue guard between p28-29. Good+ to Very Good condition. Some marks to boards with wrinkling to cloth on front board, lightly bumped and edge worn. Inscription in calligraphic marker on fly. Hinges sound. text generally tight and clean. Very nice collectible early edition of Whitman's work. "
Title: Leaves of Grass 1882 Edition
Location Published: Philadelphia, Rees Welsh: 1882
Binding: Hardbound
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: none
Categories: Poetry, Early Editions, Transcendentalism
Seller ID: 101473