Walt Whitman, Complete Poetry and& Selected Prose and Letters
by Whitman, Walt , (edited by Emory Holloway)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
London: The Nonesuch Press, 1938. Book. Near Fine. 3/4 Leather. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A fine Bayntum of Bath 3/4 leather binding in bright red calf, with red cloth boards. raised bands and bright gilt flower emblems and title on the unfaded spine. Top edges gilt. Corners worn at the very tip. Stated first edition of this edition. Slight age toning to the pages, but very clean and tight. .Bottom inch of the front hinge is beginning to split. .
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- Bookseller
- Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 079782
- Title
- Walt Whitman, Complete Poetry and& Selected Prose and Letters
- Author
- Whitman, Walt , (edited by Emory Holloway)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Publisher
- The Nonesuch Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1938
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- poetry, Walt Whitman
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Leatherbound;
Terms of Sale
Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
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Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont
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- Hinge
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- Cloth
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- 12mo
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- Calf
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- Fine
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- Gilt
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- Tight
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