LEAVES OF GRASS [TWO VOLUMES] [SIGNED]
by Whitman, Walt; Weston, Edward [photographer]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1942. Limited Edition, #369/1500. Hardcover. Octavo, 2 vols.; G+; full contemporary green paper bindings; spines with calf labels with gilt lettering; housed in G- brown cloth slipcase; slipcase split at lower and left-hand edges of spine; some shelf wear and soiling to volumes; some wear to crowns and tails of spines of both vols.; vol. 2 spine dented at center; previous owner's name at front free endpapers; contains black and white photos; signed flat by Weston at colophon; hand-numbered 369 at colophon; pages clean; shelved Case 9 3/4. 1352600. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1352600
- Title
- LEAVES OF GRASS [TWO VOLUMES] [SIGNED]
- Author
- Whitman, Walt; Weston, Edward [photographer]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition, #369/1500
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1942
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Shelf Wear
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
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