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Poems of Walt Whitman. Selected and edited by William Michael Rossetti.
by Whitman, Walt
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See item description
- Seller
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Hay on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
First UK edition. John Camden Hotten. London. 1868. Small octavo. xii, 403pp. Half title, Frontispiece portrait. Title. Later full blue calf, spine in six compartments with raised bands, leather labels, gilt rules and lettering. Lightly toned. Spine slightly darkened. Signature of Raisley Moorsom in pencil to ffep.
The first edition of Whitman published in the UK, the only time Whitman (reluctantly) allowed his writings and his portrait photograph to be censored.
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- Bookseller
- Paul Haynes Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio29
- Title
- Poems of Walt Whitman. Selected and edited by William Michael Rossetti.
- Author
- Whitman, Walt
- Book Condition
- Used - See item description
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First UK edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Camden Hotten.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1868
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Poetry, Whitman
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Provenance, Bookplates and Associations; Americas and Caribbean; Christmas gift ideas; Fine Bindings;
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About the Seller
Paul Haynes Rare Books
Biblio member since 2016
Hay on Wye, Herefordshire
About Paul Haynes Rare Books
Paul Haynes has been an antiquarian bookseller since 1978. Based in Hay on Wye, he travels worldwide to buy and sell rare and old books. A member of the ABA, ILAB and PBFA. Paul Haynes Rare Books offers both antiquarian and scarce books in all subjects, with something of a bias towards the owner's passion for Travel and Exploration.
Glossary
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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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in 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....
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