American Bard: The Original Preface to 'Leaves of Grass
by Walt Whitman
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Viking, 1982. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First Edition. A brilliant reformation of the original preface to the 1885 poem 'Leaves of Grass' arranged in verse by William Everson with a foreward by James D. Hart. Clean, square and tight. Pages are unmarked. Jacket has a couple of minor closed tears on the bottom of front cover and a minor area of loss to top left corner of front cover near the spine. Minor soiling on front and back; a tiny red pencil mark on right side of front cover. Otherwise a lovely oversized book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sellers & Newel Second-Hand Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7800
- Title
- American Bard: The Original Preface to 'Leaves of Grass
- Author
- Walt Whitman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1982
- Pages
- 35
- Keywords
- Poetry, American, 19th Century, Classic
Terms of Sale
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