The Tenderest Lover: The Erotic Poetry of Walt Whitman
by Whitman, Walt; Lowenfels, Walter [editor]
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Delacorte Press, 1970. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, gray cloth in price-clipped dust-jacket. 154 pages. Illustrated with drawings by J.K. Lambert. Introduction by editor. First edition, stated first printing. A presentation of sex and amativeness in the works of Whitman, culled from various edition of Leaves of Grass and other poems. No previous owner's name. No underlining, writing or marginalia. A clean, fresh, and unmarked copy. Near fine in a very good or better dust-jacket. .
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- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020182
- Title
- The Tenderest Lover: The Erotic Poetry of Walt Whitman
- Author
- Whitman, Walt; Lowenfels, Walter [editor]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Delacorte Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Poetry, Walt Whitman
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Great Expectations Rare Books
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Staten Island, New York
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