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Walt Whitman to Dick & Fitzgerald [publishing firm], 18 February 1888

. . . I have succeeded in getting you a two vol. set . . . of Leaves of Grass and Two Rivulets, edn. 18761–shall I send the vols to you. The price is $6.662. . . .

Walt Whitman

Correspondent:
Dick & Fitzgerald was a publishing firm with an office at 18 Ann Street in New York City. The firm was founded in 1858 by William Brisbane Dick (1827–1901) and Lawrence R. Fitzgerald (1826–1881). They published books on topics ranging from puzzles and dancing to games and songs.


Notes

  • 1. Whitman published a special issue of his 1871 Leaves of Grass in 1876 as a commemorative edition for the nation's centennial celebration. Two Rivulets was published at the same time to form a matching set. [back]
  • 2. Whitman sent the edition on February 21, 1888 (Whitman's Commonplace Book [Charles E. Feinberg Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman, 1839–1919, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.]). [back]
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