Whitman, Walt
Leaves of Grass
£1,000
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 23 June 2021 at 11:00 BST
Description
Washington DC, 1872. Sixth edition, second issue (of the first Washington edition), 8vo, original green cloth gilt, a little rubbing to covers and some slight fraying to spine ends
Provenance
Provenance: Bookplate of Erasmus Darwin
Footnote
Note: The 1872 Washington edition was the first time that Leaves of Grass and Passage to India had appeared in the same volume.