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To look strife, torture, prison, popular odium, death, face to face! To mount the scaffold!

Let the prison-keepers be put in prison! Let those that were prisoners take the keys! (Say!

Let books take the place of trees, animals, rivers, clouds!

see these sights on the earth; I see the workings of battle, pestilence, tyranny—I see martyrs and prisoners

Books, friendships, philosophers, priests, action, pleasure, pride, beat up and down, seeking to give

how unfaltering, how affectionate and faithful they were, Then I am pensive—I hastily put down the book

library, Nor reminiscence of any deed of courage, for America, Nor literary success, nor intellect—nor book

for the book-shelf; Only a few carols, vibrating through the air, I leave, For comrades and lovers.

As I flit through you hastily, soon to fall and be gone, what is this book, What am I myself but one

O book and chant! must all then amount to but this? Must we barely arrive at this beginning of me?

This is no book, Who touches this, touches a man, (Is it night? Are we here alone?)

, written in January: "Walter is very kind" (Trent Collection of Whitmaniana, Duke University Rare Book

in a letter to her mother on March 20, 1867 (Trent Collection of Whitmaniana, Duke University Rare Book

convicted was but an inference from an inference" and that Parker had "already served four years in prison

He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the

of your letter—I see you have had it very heavy indeed—I see a piece in the Tribune , about a new book

each room opening from the other—five of them are very large & high—one is the library, filled with books

The undersigned agree to take _____ Copies of the book entitled the "Slave Songs of the U.S.," for which

_____ agree to pay the sum of _____ dollars, on presentation of the book.

produced periodicals, as well as reprints of rare, curious, and old American, English, French, and Latin books

While preparing the Agathynian Club's second volume, a fire destroyed the Bradstreet book-bindery, all

For more information on the Club, see Adolf Growell, "The Agathynian Club (1866–1868)," American Book

Friend you must not think that because I wrote to you and mentioned it, that I wish you to send me the Book

trade in a Piano Forte & Melodeon Manufactory and find that it pays me better than business on my own book

An October 24, 1888, letter from Whitman, with which Whitman sent Hawley one of his books, has not been

poem "Hush'd be the Camps To-day," with a note about Lincoln's death to the final signature of the book

Whitman then decided to stop the printing and add a sequel to the book that would more fully take into

For more information on the printing of Drum-Taps (1865), see Ed Folsom, Whitman Making Books/Books Making

He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the

I send the advertisement of the new book about the Ninth Corps—if George wants it, I think he can find

The book in question is Augustus Woodbury, Burnside and the Ninth Army Corps: A Narrative of Operations

Walt Whitman pasted on the advertisement of the book.

He had previously written of Jeff's potential interest in the book in his January 22, 1867 letter to

When I get to thoroughly reading your Book I shall probably have some questions to ask but I shall not

little or nothing to do a good deal of the time when they are away— Mother, write whether Jeff got the books

May I send you a copy of my book in June?—when it will be safely out. D. V.

A maid is sitting by a brook, The sweetest of sweet creatures: I pass that way with my good book Yet

He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the

He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the

It is a book concerning which Englishmen ought to know at least a little.

A morning glory at my window satisfies me more than the meta- physics metaphysics of books."

Our readers have seen enough of the book to have an idea of it and the author.

To know all his talent and eccentricity is impossible till the book itself has been perused.

George Wither, seventeenth-century British poet who dedicated a book of satires to himself.

.; George Wither, seventeenth-century British poet who dedicated a book of satires to himself.

expense of the office)—& there I can sit, & read &c. as nice as you please—then I am getting many books

for the Library (our office Library) that I have long wanted to read at my leisure—& can get any book

convicted was but an inference from an inference" and that Parker had "already served four years in prison

He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the

He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the

extolled Walt Whitman's kindness to her (The Trent Collection of Whitmaniana, Duke University Rare Book

He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the

He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the

Mary & the girls come, you must give them my love, & tell Mary I shall send her a small package of books

According to Gay Wilson Allen, "The Singer in the Prison" described Parepa-Rosa's concert in Sing Sing

Prison (Walt Whitman Handbook [Chicago, Packard and Company, 1946], 195).

He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the

Mason became a career army officer, and he assisted in getting supplies to George when he was held prisoner

You will see that it ends the matter of publishing the book, and he doesn't say a word about John Burroughs

' book, but of course that is understood to be declined also.

I have written him, saying that John will at once put the book to press himself.

He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the

Burroughs would write several books involving or devoted to Whitman's work: Notes on Walt Whitman, as

Whitman Esq Dear Sir I am about to go into business in a few days; and hearing you are writing another book

produced periodicals, as well as reprints of rare, curious, and old American, English, French, and Latin books

While preparing the Agathynian Club's second volume, a fire destroyed the Bradstreet book-bindery, all

For more information on the Club, see Adolf Growell, "The Agathynian Club (1866–1868)," American Book

Whitman replied on May 20, 1867, and he informed Simpson that he was not then writing a new book.

You will see that it ends the matter of publishing the book, and he doesn't say a word about John Burroughs

' book…I think, on the whole, it is probably altogether best that Carleton should have nothing to do

see what they have gathered as the results of past & present experiences or finally shall he abandon books

these inquiries—My dearest wish is like Burns'— "That I for poor Columbia's sake Some usfu' plan or book

cordially open negotiations with you—But the papers are in error in giving the idea that I am writing a book

wrote on May 10, 1867, that he was going into business for himself: "Hearing you are writing another book

Lewy Brown has just been in to see me—he says he wrote two letters & wrote to your mother—Joe Harris

produced periodicals, as well as reprints of rare, curious, and old American, English, French, and Latin books

While preparing the Agathynian Club's second volume, a fire destroyed the Bradstreet book-bindery, all

For more information on the Club, see Adolf Growell, "The Agathynian Club (1866–1868)," American Book

Nevertheless, the Orientalism of the book is manifestly unconscious, it is really meant to be, and is

to consider if it really be; A morning glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books

The book was still-born.

Some threescore copies were deposited in a neighboring book-store, and as many more in another book-store

The only attention the book received was, for instance, the use of it by the collected attachés of a

neglectful in my correspondance correspondence with him and I am ashamed of not writing to him also to Joe Harris

To you, Joe Harris, & Dr. Bliss I feel deep gratitude more than I can ever repay.

Harris, Esq. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Sir: Your letter of June 3d has been received at this office.

Harris, 10 June 1867

He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the

seeming, simple seeming sister, who is so plausible and ductile before strangers— I procured her a book

With the highest regards Yrs Yours very truly A Simpson & Co A NEW BOOK, BY THE AUTHOR OF THE "SPARROWGRASS

The circular announced the book's publisher, Messrs. A.

The circular is referring to a book by Frederic Swartwout (F. S.)

produced periodicals, as well as reprints of rare, curious, and old American, English, French, and Latin books

While preparing the Agathynian Club's second volume, a fire destroyed the Bradstreet book-bindery, all

For more information on the Club, see Adolf Growell, "The Agathynian Club (1866–1868)," American Book

Whitman sent "Song of the Exposition" to the Chicago Tribune on May 5, 1876 (Whitman's Commonplace Book

would like to place your new Edition of the "Leaves" on their counter, & sell it as they sell other books

He will be a good man to retail the book: he would also have undertaken to publish & push it but for

The firm was advertised as Whitman's Boston agent in books published in 1871 and 1872.

Often called the "workshop" edition, the volume consisted of four separately paginated books stitched

Piper "a good man to retail the book."

letter to Trowbridge, Whitman announced that he had "engaged in electrotyping a new edition of my book

—I should like to have some such man there—to sell the book on commission, & be agent, depositor, &c—

I should like to see Burrough's book on you, & will pay the price & postage if he will send it to me.

Whitman sent "Song of the Exposition" to the Chicago Tribune on May 5, 1876 (Whitman's Commonplace Book

Burroughs would write several books involving or devoted to Whitman's work: Notes on Walt Whitman, as

I may write you further, by mail, about the book, & other matters. Write me, on receipt of this.

any one can be in Walt you know i like his writings the good gray poet better than i doo borroug hs book

He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the

Burroughs wrote several books involving or devoted to Whitman's work: Birds and Poets (1877), Notes on