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Whitman: Notebooks and Unpublished Manuscripts (6 volumes); Leaves of Grass: A Textual Variorum of the Printed Poems (3 volumes); Leaves of Grass: A Comprehensive Reader's Edition (1 Volume)
by Whitman, Walt; Edward F. Grier; Harold W. Blodgett; Sculley Bradley; Arthur Golden; William White
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good +
- ISBN 10
- 0814729894
- ISBN 13
- 9780814729892
- Seller
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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About This Item
New York: New York University Press, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. Very good +. 2354; 779; 768pp. Quarto [26cm]. Red cloth over boards. Green and gilt stamped titles on spines. Publisher's green topstain on each volume. Sporadic light soiling of boards, creasing of endsheets, bumping and rubbing of edges. No dust jackets. Walt Whitman is regarded as one of America's most influential poets. This set is not only a thorough exploration of his life, philosophy, and artistic methods, it is also a detailed look at a tumultuous time in United States history.
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- Bookseller
- Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63158
- Title
- Whitman: Notebooks and Unpublished Manuscripts (6 volumes); Leaves of Grass: A Textual Variorum of the Printed Poems (3 volumes); Leaves of Grass: A Comprehensive Reader's Edition (1 Volume)
- Author
- Whitman, Walt; Edward F. Grier; Harold W. Blodgett; Sculley Bradley; Arthur Golden; William White
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0814729894
- ISBN 13
- 9780814729892
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Salt Lake City, Utah
About Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Ken Sanders Rare Books is a full service antiquarian bookshop in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. We carry an ever-changing inventory of art, ephemera, maps, photography, and postcards in addition to a vast selection of used and rare books along with a few new books. We actively purchase and appraise books in all fields.
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