WHITMAN, Walt.Leaves of Grass. Brooklyn: 1855. 8vo (280 x 195 mm). Contemporary green half morocco, spine gilt, t.e.g

whitman maude copy bookplate bookplate).first present spine samuel printed type walt.leaves portrait morocco daguerreotype heavy preserving minor edition participated setting consequence advertisements reviews copyright notice printings letters apparently gilt “america’s printing shiftings half hollyer stain upper margin text tiny closed edge tears leaves rebacking repairs lower william second book self-published effort points related binding copies described reveals broken shifted green china small running affecting corners declaration remarkable issue early grass contemporary t.e.g frontispiece paper condition title 17-23 edges provenance independence” whitman’s obviously examination print 21395 grolier american brooklyn 1855