Description
Whitman, Walt. Leaves of Grass. Philadelphia: Rees Welsh & Co., 1882. First Philadelphia edition, reprinted from the slightly altered plates of the Boston printing. 8vo, 382 pp. Mustard cloth boards with gilt title and butterfly decoration on spine. Frontispiece portrait of Whitman with tissue guard between pages 28–29.
Light soiling to cloth, typical for the color, with light rubbing at the head and tail of the spine. Corners show light bumping and wear. Binding tight; text block clean. A solid Good+ copy of this early edition.
