Walt Whitman to an Unidentified Correspondent, [1876?]

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Title: Walt Whitman to an Unidentified Correspondent, [1876?]
Date: [1876?]
Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: loc.04944
Source: The Charles E. Feinberg Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman, 1839–1919, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Transcribed from digital images or a microfilm reproduction of the original item. For a description of the editorial rationale behind our treatment of the correspondence, see our statement of editorial policy.
Contributors to digital file: Marie Ernster Amanda J. Axley Stephanie Blalock
Cite this page: Whitman, Walt. "Walt Whitman to an Unidentified Correspondent, [1876?]." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 11 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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Yours rec'd—yes, have for sale a set 2 vols edition alluded to (Centennial ed'n)1—price $10—address W Whitman 328 Mickle Street Camden New Jersey—send P O order

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Correspondent:
As yet we have no information about this correspondent.

Notes

1. During the centennial celebration of the U.S. in 1876, Whitman reissued the fifth edition of Leaves of Grass in the repackaged form of a "Centennial Edition" and "Author's Edition," with most copies personally signed by the poet. Two Rivulets was published as a companion volume to the book. Notable for its experimentations in form, typography, and printing convention, Whitman's two-volume set marks an important departure from previous publications of Leaves of Grass. For more information, see Frances E. Keuling-Stout, " Leaves of Grass, 1876, Author's Edition," "Two Rivulets, Author's Edition [1876]," and "Preface to Two Rivulets [1876]," Walt Whitman: An Encyclopedia, ed. J.R. LeMaster and Donald D. Kummings (New York: Garland Publishing, 1998). [back]