The Solitary Singer: A Critical Biography of Walt Whitman
by Allen, Gay Wilson
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Macmillan, 1955. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in two-tone dark and light green cloth, no dust-jacket. 616 pages. Bibliographical References, Appendices, Index. Illustrated with maps and photographs. First edition, stated first printing. Still the definitive critical biography of the man and his work. No previous ownership marks. A tight, clean, unmarked copy with minor toning to extremities of cloth. No dust-jacket. Very good. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021079
- Title
- The Solitary Singer: A Critical Biography of Walt Whitman
- Author
- Allen, Gay Wilson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1955
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Literary Biography, Walt Whitman
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography and Biography;
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
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Staten Island, New York
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