1891–'2 Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman "Deathbed Edition" (first edition of Whitman’s final authorized version)

1891–'2
Leaves of Grass
by Walt Whitman

Including Sands at Seventy . . . 1st Annex,
Good-Bye my Fancy . . . 2d Annex,
A Backward Glance o’er Travel’d Roads,
and Portrait from Life.

First Edition Thus ~ Rare Antique Book ~ First “Deathbed Edition” with the author’s printed signature, “23 South Ninth Street” address, and “1891–’2” on the Title Page ~ Original Publisher's Binding

Publisher:
Philadelphia: David McKay, 1892.

Features:
Published two months before his death, this is the first issue of Whitman’s final authorized version of Leaves of Grass including his note on the copyright page recommending it for all future printings.

First edition thus, showing the author’s printed signature, “23 South Ninth Street” publisher address, and the date “1891–’2” on the title page.

Measures 8.6 x 6 inches.
Original publisher’s binding: Green cloth with embossed gold-gilt stamping.
Textblock top edge gilt.
One full-page plate (portrait of Whitman) with a tissue guard after page 28.
438 pages.
Pages: endpapers, 1 blank, 1–438, 2 blanks, endpapers.

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