Description: Vellum. 8vo. Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons by The Knickerbocker Press, New York & London, UK. 1902. 10 volumes. Each volume contains 4 full-page illustrations, many of Whitman at various stages of life, and also including Lincoln, Emerson, Darwin, Poe, Carlyle, Longfellow and others. #344 of 500 copies with the facsimile signature of G P Putnam on the limitation page. The Book-Lover's Camden Edition. Bound in in 1/2 vellum-backed gray boards with gilt-lettered and decorated spines, top edges gilt. Boards have wear present to the extremities (spines are faded and worn with some of the gilt rubbed off, one volume has a nasty bump present to the rear board; see photo). No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. In 1855, a small volume appeared, self-published by a failed Brooklyn journalist and carpenter: twelve untitled poems and a preface announcing the author's aims. A commercial failure, this book was the first stage of a massive, lifelong enterprise. Six editions and thirty-seven years later, Leaves of Grass had been recognized as one of the central masterworks of world poetry. This edition, long considered one of the best and most authortative, have the first 3 volumes encompass Leaves of Grass and the remaining 7 contain the Whitman's complete prose works Walt Whitman Vellum 1902 The Complete Writings of Walt Whitman Camden Edition Click images to enlarge Description Up For Sale Today is The Complete Writings of Walt Whitman Issued Under The Editorial Supervision Of His Literary Executors Richard Maurice Bucke, Thomas B. Harned, And Horace L. Traubel With Additional Bibliographical And Critical Material Prepared By Oscar Lovell Triggs Vellum. 8vo. Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons by The Knickerbocker Press, New York & London, UK. 1902. 10 volumes. Each volume contains 4 full-page illustrations, many of Whitman at various stages of life, and also including Lincoln, Emerson, Darwin, Poe, Carlyle, Longfellow and others. #344 of 500 copies with the facsimile signature of G P Putnam on the limitation page. The Book-Lover's Camden Edition. Bound in in 1/2 vellum-backed gray boards with gilt-lettered and decorated spines, top edges gilt. Boards have wear present to the extremities (spines are faded and worn with some of the gilt rubbed off, one volume has a nasty bump present to the rear board; see photo). No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. In 1855, a small volume appeared, self-published by a failed Brooklyn journalist and carpenter: twelve untitled poems and a preface announcing the author's aims. A commercial failure, this book was the first stage of a massive, lifelong enterprise. Six editions and thirty-seven years later, Leaves of Grass had been recognized as one of the central masterworks of world poetry. This edition, long considered one of the best and most authortative, have the first 3 volumes encompass Leaves of Grass and the remaining 7 contain the Whitman's complete prose works FROM WIKIPEDIA: Leaves of Grass is a poetry collection by the American poet Walt Whitman (1819–1892). Though the first edition was published in 1855, Whitman spent most of his professional life writing and re-writing Leaves of Grass, revising it multiple times until his death. This resulted in vastly different editions over four decades—the first a small book of twelve poems and the last a compilation of over 400 poems. The poems of Leaves of Grass are loosely connected and each represents Whitman's celebration of his philosophy of life and humanity. This book is notable for its discussion of delight in sensual pleasures during a time when such candid displays were considered immoral. Where much previous poetry, especially English, relied on symbolism, allegory, and meditation on the religious and spiritual, Leaves of Grass (particularly the first edition) exalted the body and the material world. Influenced by Ralph Waldo Emerson and the Transcendentalist movement, itself an offshoot of Romanticism, Whitman's poetry praises nature and the individual human's role in it. However, much like Emerson, Whitman does not diminish the role of the mind or the spirit; rather, he elevates the human form and the human mind, deeming both worthy of poetic praise. With one exception, the poems do not rhyme or follow standard rules for meter and line length. Among the poems in the collection are "Song of Myself", "I Sing the Body Electric", "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking". Later editions included Whitman's elegy to the assassinated President Abraham Lincoln, "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd". OUR MISSION STATEMENT: Our goal is to provide the best books for the lowest prices. We understand that you have more choices than ever to buy books, so we strive to provide the best service, accurate descriptions, the cheapest shipping and the best customer service in the realm of bookselling. Thank you for visiting this listing and we hope to see you again soon! 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Author: Walt Whitman
Binding: Vellum
Character Family: The Complete Writings of Walt Whitman
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Language: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
Place of Publication: New York
Publisher: G P Putnam & Sons
Region: North America
Special Attributes: Illustrated, Limited Edition, Luxury Edition, Numbered, Leaves of Grass, Walt Whitman, The Complete Writings of Walt Whitman, Camden Edition
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Topic: Poetry
Year Printed: 1902
