Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman (Folio Society, 2009)

Leaves of Grass

Walt Whitman
The Folio Society, 2009

This, the original collection of Whitman’s poetry was first published 1855 in New York; now published by Folio Society in 2009 with an introduction by Andrew Motion and illustrations by Abigail Rorer.

Hardback. Publisher’s green quarter leather binding with gilt rules, over green cloth boards; gilt title to spine and front board; green-cream decoration to front board; pale green endpapers; gilt to top edge of page-block; sewn-in ribbon page marker. In a green papered slpcase. pp xiii, [xiv], 185, including b/w illustrations. Size: 10 x 7.75 inches approx. (253mm x 197mm).

Light shelf wear to slipcase.

A nice, clean copy – attractive.

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References

[1590] Folio 75 – A Bibliography of The Folio Society 1947-2022

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