Leaves of grass, [Copy 1, front cover]
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Title
Leaves of grass, [Copy 1, front cover]
Collection
Leaves of grass
Leaves of grass, [Copy 1]
Names
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 (Author)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1855
Edition: First edition
Place: Brooklyn, New York
Library Location
Rare Book Division
Shelf locator: *KL (Whitman, W. Leaves of grass. 1855)
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Notes
Acquisition: Lenox
Content: Duyckinck Collection
Physical Description
Extent: xii, [13]-95 p.front. (port.) : 29 cm.
The green cloth covers have gilt borders and the back is decorated with ornaments stamped in gilt
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Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14291333
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 19.02.031
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4c7af1e0-c605-012f-63bb-58d385a7bc34
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Date Issued
1855
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