Whitman, Walt

Leaves of Grass

Worthington. Hardcover. iii-iv. 456pp. 8vo. One of Worthington's rare pirated editions using Thayer & Eldridge's 1860 plates after that publisher went bankrupt. Publisher adverts in back of book. Controversy ensued when Whitman came across a copy of the unauthorized printing and threatened legal action against Worthington. Original brown cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine and blind stamped front and back cover. Inscription from 1892 on front endpaper. Very Good. Item #3054

Price: $425.00