Leaves of Grass

Philadelphia: David McKay. Printer: Sherman & Co., Philadelphia, 1884. Cloth. Very Good. This is a Philadelphia reprint of a Boston edition issued in 1881, which edition is regarded often as the seventh edition of this work which Whitman actively revised continuously until his death. The Boston reprint was issued by James R. Osgood, and the plates for that 1881 edition were used by Philadelphia publisher Rees Welsh in an 1882 issue. Rees Welsh then turned over the plates to David McKay for this printing. McKay reissued the identical version in 1885 and 1886. 8vo. 19.5 by 13 cm. 382 pp. Condition: light stains on the mustard colored cloth. Spine somewhat darkened. A light ding or bump on front right edge. Vestigal outline of paper clip on FFEP and first blank leaf. Decorative bookplate pasted onto FEP. Title page ever so slightly attached to front blank leaf by hinge as if the page had been tipped in, although it wasn't.