New York: Vintage Classics;Penguin Random House, 2019. First Vintage Classics Edition. Paperback. 576 pp. Octavo [20.5 cm]. Illustrated wraps. "In 1855, an unknown but wildly ambitious young poet self-published the first edition of Leaves of Grass, consisting of twelve untitled poems and an explanatory preface. Walt Whitman spent the rest..... More
New York: Penguin Books, 2005. Reprint. Paperback. 160pp. Octavo [21 cm]. Printed wraps with embossed and metallic details. This is a reprint of the original 1855 edition. "A deluxe edition of Whitman's crowning achievement, with an introductory essay by Harold Bloom I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you..... More
London: Penguin Books, 2014. Reprint. Hardcover. 269 pp. Octavo [20 cm]. Purple paper over boards. Text block edges. Additionally, text block edges are stained purple. In publisher's shrinkwrap. "When Walt Whitman self-published his Leaves of Grass in July 1855, he altered the course of literary history. One of the greatest..... More
Portland, OR: Tin House Books, 2019. Allen Crawford. Second edition thus. Hardcover. Octavo [20.5cm]; green cloth illustrated boards, with white title and cover illustration. Walt Whitman's iconic collection of poems, Leaves of Grass, has earned a reputation as a sacred American text. Whitman himself made such comparisons, going so far..... More