Leaves of Grass Facsimile Edition of the 1855 Text
by Walt Whitman
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine in Near Fine jacket and Very Good Slipcase
- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Portland Maine: Thomas Bird Mosher, William Francis Gable, 1920. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Near Fine jacket and Very Good Slipcase. 28.5 x 20.5 cm. 16pp (intro) 95pp. This facsimile edition consists of 500 copies (second impression) printed on Old Stratford white wove paper, medium octavo, in dark green cloth stamped in gold to match the original binding. Includes facsimile of the 1855 wrappers. In original dust jacket and slipcase. Tiny closed tear to bottom of jacket. Previous owner's bookplate on front fixed endpaper. Slipcase shows some soiling.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Midway Used and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 58953
- Title
- Leaves of Grass Facsimile Edition of the 1855 Text
- Author
- Walt Whitman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Near Fine jacket and Very Good Slipcase
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Facsimile Edition
- Publisher
- Thomas Bird Mosher, William Francis Gable
- Place of Publication
- Portland Maine
- Date Published
- 1920
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- CALIFORNIA-VBF Poetry - 10195 Press Books, Fine & Private - 10198
- Bookseller catalogs
- Private Press;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...