TWO RIVULETS INCLUDING DEMOCRATIC VISTAS, CENTENNIAL SONGS, AND PASSAGE TO INDIA
by WHITMAN, Walt
Camden, NJ: (New Republic Print), 1876. First Author's Edition. Hardcover. Templeton's ownership signature on a front blank. Bright, clean copy beautifully bound. Fine in a Fine green cloth slipcase. Bound in full green polished calf leather by Bayntun Riviere with double gilt rules, gilt spine decorations with the date in gilt at the bottom, contrasting gilt-lettered morocco spine labels, five raised bands, gilt dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, ad leaf at rear for Whitman's Works. Also included,... Read More
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The Olden Time" in THE NEW YORK MIRROR. A Weekly Journal Devoted to Literature and the Fine Arts. Volume XII : 5 July 1834 -- 27 June 1835
by WHITMAN, Walt
New York: Wilson & Company, 1834 - 1835. First Edition. Hardcover. The last issue missing one leaf but otherwise complete with the addition of a loose 1835 issue laid in. Little foxing but some dampstaining, occasionally heavy, but with little effect on the page with Whitman's piece. A few pages frayed at the edges. Front cover a little loose but binding is sound. Very Good. Folio (10-1/2" x 14-1/4") bound in contemporary sheep-backed marbled boards with the gilt-lettered... Read More
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THE COMPLETE WRITINGS OF WALT WHITMAN
by WHITMAN, Walt
New York & London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, The Knickerbocker Press, (1902). First Edition. Hardcover. Mild soiling and darkening to the spines. Very light water stain to the very top gutter of most pages in Volume 5; short tear to paper on rear cover and small nick to edge of rear board on other volumes. A Near Fine set, lacking the scarce dustwrappers. The Book-Lover's Camden Edition consisting of 10 volumes in vellum-backed gray boards with gilt-lettered and... Read More
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LEAVES OF GRASS. Including Sands At Seventy ... 1st Annex, Good Bye My Fancy ... 2nd Annex, A Backward Glance O'er Travel'd Roads, and Portrait from Life
by WHITMAN, Walt
Philadelphia: David McKay, 1891-92. Ninth Edition. Hardcover. Paper split at front gutter with cover a little loose. Two small portrait reproductions tipped in with one offsetting to the text opposite. Trivial wear to the binding. Near Fine. Original green cloth, uncut, top edge gilt. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Whitman, another portrait of Whitman inserted at page 29, and four folding facsimiles of Whitman's writing. BAL 21441: Printing 1, Binding C. "Deathbed" Edition, Whitman's final arrangement of... Read More
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PORTRAIT OF WALT WHITMAN
by [WHITMAN, Walt] JOHNSON, Thomas
1891. First Edition. Framed Etching. Some age discoloration on the mat not extending to the print. A Fine example of this superb and now uncommon image. Fine Drypoint Proof Etching by Thomas Johnson, SIGNED by Johnson in pencil, after a photograph by George Cox of Walt Whitman head and shoulders wearing his wide-brimmed hat, seated, with a flowing beard, turned towards the artist. Matted and framed to an overall size of 15-1/2" x 18" with the actual image... Read More
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Revenge and Requital. A Tale of a Murderer Escaped" in THE UNITED STATES MAGAZINE AND DEMOCRATIC REVIEW. Volume XVII, Nos. 85-87
by (WHITMAN, Walt; WHITTIER, John Greenleaf; et. al.)
New York: J. L. O'Sullivan and O. C. Gardiner, 1845. First Edition. Hardcover. Moderate to heavy foxing and staining. Quite uncommon in the original wraps. Very Good. Three issues of this important American magazine in their original wraps, including the July-August Double Number with a story by Walt Whitman (here referred to as Walter Whitman) titled "Revenge and Requital. A Tale of a Murderer Escaped." Illustrated with portraits including Andrew Jackson.
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CALAMUS. A SERIES OF LETTERS WRITTEN DURING THE YEARS 1868-1880 BY WALT WHITMAN TO A YOUNG FRIEND (PETER DOYLE)
by WHITMAN, Walt
Boston: Laurens Maynard, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Pages a little toned, frontispiece and facsimile letter browned, as nearly always the case. Original green cloth. Edited with an introduction by Richard Maurice Bucke, one of Whitman's literary executors. BAL 21446: Issue A; Meyerson A14.I.b1. Illustrated with a portrait of Whitman with Doyle and a facsimile of a Whitman letter. This book marks the first separate publication (outside of LEAVES OF GRASS) of Whitman's Calamus poems devoted to male romantic... Read More
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THE COMPLETE WRITINGS OF WALT WHITMAN
by WHITMAN, Walt
New York & London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, The Knickerbocker Press, (1902). First Edition. Hardcover. Despite the missing first volume, this is an attractive set, the spines evenly sunned to a pleasant brown with only mild wear and rubbing. Very Good to Near Fine. The Collector's Camden Edition consisting of 9 (of 10) volumes in publisher's 3/4 dark green morocco leather with gilt-lettered and decorated spines, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Copy #216 of 300 "Signed" sets with... Read More
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SPECIMEN DAYS IN AMERICA Inscribed by Whitman to his Niece
by WHITMAN, Walt
London: Walter Scott, 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. Toning to paper. Neat professional repair to hinges. Very Good. Original dark blue cloth with a printed paper spine label. Part of the Camelot Series. BAL 21428: Binding A. Most of the material within first appeared 5 years earlier in SPECIMEN DAYS & COLLECT published by Rees Welsh and Company in Philadelphia. This edition is "Newly Revised by the Author, with Fresh Preface and Additional Note." INSCRIBED by the poet on... Read More
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Eris: A Spirit Record" and "Dumb Kate -- An Early Death" in THE COLUMBIAN LADY'S AND GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, Embracing Literature in every Department. Volume I, Nos. 1-6
by (WHITMAN, Walt; et. al.)
New York: Israel Post, 1844. First Edition. Hardcover. Light foxing; some rubbing to the binding with a chip at the heel of the spine. Very Good. Contemporary brown leather-backed cloth with decorative gilt rules, gilt-decorated and lettered spine, and a black morocco label on the front cover with the owner's name--Jannette E. Cook--in gilt. The first 6 issues of this important American magazine containing two stories by Walt Whitman (here referred to as Walter Whitman) titled "Eris: A... Read More
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LEAVES OF GRASS Comprising all the Poems written by Walt Whitman following the Arrangement of the Edition of 1891-'2
by WHITMAN, Walt
New York: Random House, Inc., 1930. Hardcover. About 15 pages with a small, dark stain at the very top margin, far from the text; light rubbing to the raised bands at the edge of the spine which is a bit sunned. Near Fine. Valenti Angelo. Folio (9-3/4" x 14-1/2") in original red half-morocco and bevel-edged Philippine mahogany boards with the publisher's device engraved on the front board, five raised bands on the spine where the title is stamped... Read More
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NOVEMBER BOUGHS
by WHITMAN, Walt
Philadelphia: David McKay, 1888. First Edition. Hardcover. Few very small stains on front cover, front hinge gently cracked. Close to Fine with superb signature and inscription. Decorated green cloth. BAL 21430: Printing 3. Winship believes this is one of 400 copies printed in 1891 and intended by Whitman to be bound with GOODBYE MY FANCY until illness prevented him from pursuing his plans. SIGNED by the author on the front blank and INSCRIBED by Horace Traubel on the... Read More
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THE POEMS OF JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER
by WHITTIER, John Greenleaf
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1945. Hardcover. Light foxing to endpapers; rubbing and spotting to the covers. Very Good, lacking the slipcase. Raymond Holden. Large octavo (6-3/4" x 10-1/2") bound in full black sheepskin leather and illustrated with pencil drawings by Raymond Holden. Edited with commentary by Louis Untermeyer. Copy #323 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.
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THE POEMS OF JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER
by WHITTIER, John Greenleaf
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1945. Hardcover. Light wear to the tips of the spine which is slightly darkened. Very Good in a Poor slipcase with small chunks torn off one side and the top edge. Raymond Holden. Large octavo (6-3/4" x 10-1/2") bound in full green sheepskin leather and illustrated with pencil drawings by Raymond Holden. Edited with commentary by Louis Untermeyer. Copy #1420 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Most copies were... Read More
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THE POEMS OF JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER
by WHITTIER, John Greenleaf
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1945. Hardcover. Some rubbing and scratches to the spine. Very Good in a Very Good slipcase with some splits. Raymond Holden. Large octavo (6-3/4" x 10-1/2") bound in full black sheepskin leather and illustrated with pencil drawings by Raymond Holden. Edited with commentary by Louis Untermeyer. Copy #696 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. A luxurious binding, and a joy to hold.
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AT SUNDOWN
by WHITTIER, John Greenleaf
Cambridge: Privately Printed: The Riverside Press, 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. A couple of pages with offsetting from previously laid in news clippings. Near Fine in a Fine chemise and close to Fine slipcase with a sunned spine. Publisher's olive cloth. BAL 22137: 277 copies printed. As with many copies this has the slip of paper tipped in at the front with Whittier's facsimile signature and presentation, but in addition this copy is INSCRIBED but not signed by Whittier... Read More
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LIFE AND LETTERS OF JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER
by [WHITTIER, John Greenleaf] PICKARD, Samuel
Boston & New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, (1894). Artists' Edition. Hardcover. Just about Fine, a pretty set. Two-volume set in 3/4 green-brown morocco leather and gilt-ruled marbled boards, spines with 5 raised bands and gilt lettering and decorations, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Each volume is #716 of 1000 copies. Illustrated with plates, including frontispieces in two states: color and black-and-white, and a facsimile of Whittier's handwriting.
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OLD PORTRAITS AND MODERN SKETCHES
by WHITTIER, John Greenleaf
Boston: Ticknor, Reed & Fields, 1850. First Edition. Hardcover. Modern bookplate. Spine chipped to text block, old repairs to both joints, gilt on spine very bright. Good. Original brown cloth. BAL 21769: Binding A (no sequence determined). Only 1500 copies printed. Dec. 1849 Catalogue, earliest noted, inserted at front. Without "The End" on last page. Contents are 10 biographies including John Bunyan and Andrew Marvell.
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THE POEMS OF JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER
by WHITTIER, John Greenleaf
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1945. Hardcover. Faint scratch to spine. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Raymond Holden. Large octavo (6-3/4" x 10-1/2") bound in full black sheepskin leather and illustrated with pencil drawings by Raymond Holden. Edited with commentary by Louis Untermeyer. Copy #1076 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. A luxurious binding, and a joy to hold.
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AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED (AQS)
by WHITTIER, John Greenleaf
Oak Knoll Danvers, 10 February 1883. Manuscript. Fine. The penultimate stanza from his 1880 poem "St. Martins Summer" on a 4-1/2" x 7" sheet SIGNED and dated "John G. Whittier." The mystery of the untried days I close my eyes from reading; His will be done whose darkest ways To light and life are leading!
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THE POEMS OF JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER
by WHITTIER, John Greenleaf
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1945. Hardcover. Spine sunned with slight wear at the head. Near Fine in an intact, Very Good slipcase. Raymond Holden. Large octavo (6-3/4" x 10-1/2") bound in full green sheepskin leather and illustrated with pencil drawings by Raymond Holden. Edited with commentary by Louis Untermeyer. Copy #845 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Most copies seem to have been bound in black leather.
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THE FEEL OF ROCK. POEMS OF THREE DECADES
by WHITTEMORE, Reed
Washington DC & San Francisco: Dryad Press, (1982). First Edition. Hardcover. Some fading of cloth. Very Good, likely issued without a dustwrapper. Cloth. Of a total of 1500 copies, this is one of only 300 hardbound and in addition is one of the first 50 copies SIGNED by the poet on the colophon page. It is also INSCRIBED and SIGNED at length by the author on the half-title page to the poet William Meredith: "for William--what to say,but... Read More
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INDIAN CIVILIZATION: A LECTURE
by [WHITTIER] PUMPHREY, Stanley
Philadelphia: Bible & Tract Dist. Society, 1877. First Edition. Wraps. Slight loss of paper to spine with front cover partly detached toward the bottom. Still Near Fine for this fragile, uncommon item. Original printed wraps; 52 pages. BAL 21950. Introduction by the poet John Greenleaf Whittier. Illustrated with a large color folding map. Written right after the Custer Massacre in an attempt to show how gentle and peaceful the Arapahoes, Cheyenne, and Sioux really were.
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THE LYNCHERS
by WIDEMAN, John Edgar
New York: Harcourt Brace Johanovich, (1973). First Edition. Hardcover. Faint sticker shadow on front pastedown. Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with a short closed tear at the bottom rear. His third and arguably best book.
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HIDING PLACE
by WIDEMAN, John Edgar
London: Allison & Busby, (1984). First British Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Published in 1981 in America in a paperback edition, this is the first hardcover edition.
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