loc_vm.01716_large.jpg
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
loc_vm.01717_large.jpg
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]