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How grand it is as a book—as samplifying—the book art itself!

Books, too?"

"Bonsall was here—Harry—and I have him his copy of the big book." Had he promised him such a book?

I want the book here by me—in a sense it is a household book.

Adding further—"Among the book reviews was one of another Russian book—a book by a man named Brandes

This book is more his book than my book. It talks his words. It reflects his manner.

or Dowden's book or your book as my book." 56 Euston Square, London, N.W., 9 July, '71.

But books—well, books make a coward of me."

"Yes, it's only the book—but ain't the book enough?

Take Lowell, Whipple, Ripley"Harry Bonsall"Ten Times over my Friend"The Book growingThe Hicks Essay"A

"I think we must get the picture reproduced with reference to use in the new book: the book we now have

We "need the picture for the book."

I told him I had caught the book in time at Oldach's.

"No: not a word: but I got a letter from Sarrazin—a short letter: he has received the book."

Didn't he specify the big book at all?

He told B. he had Sarrazin's acknowledgment of the big book.

W. asked: "Maurice: tell us about the big book: did it convince you?"

Bucke said: "I can say the book did: also that the board cover did: but the last experiment seemed to

now to hear from Fred Wilson, of W. and McCormick, and you may be sure I will do all I can for the book

As for cutting the book down, it seems wicked to think of it; but it is rather longer than they find

Lifted the German book up, pointing to it with his own hands.

He turned the book first one side then the other.

"I like it: it's flexible: it's easy to handle, read: I sometimes find myself more interested in book

making than in book writing: the way books are made—that always excites my curiosity: the way books

And I added: "And for a man nobody likes, whom no magazine will publish, whose books nobody will buy,

This suggested an appeal to the dictionary which was in the pile of books at his feet.

she met a line, 'I went up the stoop, off the stoop,' some such use of the word, she put down her book

Bucke suggested "yawp" also.W. asked B. if he had sent Sarrazin a copy of his book. B. said no.

"He refers to the book in his article," said Bucke: "probably he already possesses a copy."

"Not long: but I did not send him the book: I'm still uncertain where he is—whether he has yet got back

The fragments of the cipher story in the book are quite amazing and have wonderful vraisemblance.

By the way, in looking over Stedman's book (the Poets of America) I saw how thoroughly and even radically

And after a slight pause: "How would this do to go into the new book—the pocket edition?"

Correction book not done yet.

Was in his books. In his memories as he talked to me from day to day.

In the back room were O'Connor's books—what he called his "study."

s fear expressed to me William does like the book. He fired up talking of Booth.

O'Connor said: "I find it hard to get a publisher for my book: you know the Donnelly book has been a

I promised to have both this and the big book sent on my return.

As to the book: "I have no copy here but this." Produced 1872 edition.

"I will get Ed to look a bit downstairs for one of the yellow books: if he does not find it, you must

I told W. we must send O'C. the big and the German books at once.

George once said to me: 'Walt, hasn't the world made it plain to you that it'd rather not have your book

love.Walt Whitman.I said to W.: "O'Connor thinks you should collect all your comrade letters in a book

s to get the books for O'Connor. He had sent them down in the parlor by Ed.

"Did you send the books off?" W. asked: "will they go today?" Of course I had.

that the book is a miscarriage?"

"No: I'm wrong: it was from Marshall Williams: portrait and book: he sent both: Williams wishes them

W. said: "Yes, do it: then send the book back direct to Williams."

I asked: "Do you want to give the book to Bucke!" He said: "I don't know: I think I wouldn't."

"Try to stir him up: tell him we want our book. My God!

That book has been there about a month: it should be done; what must we do to get it?

He seems to be having a good time.I am glad you liked the little book.

He well knew the baseness of his attack on the Promus book.

We discussed briefly cover of book again.

coöperated with me during the War: collected, sent me things, for the boys: there in Massachusetts: sent books

, papers: yes, some of his own books."

get nothing but promises from the booksellers for the present, so I sent you today a package of such books

(Per Adams Ex., prepaid.)I can send you more newspapers—and perhaps more books—in a few days, if you

Lum and Salter wish books autographed—the "Complete" W.W. W. pleased.

Thanks, many thanks, for books that came safely a few hours ago.

Oldach has at last got the book done—the single complete book for Walt's memoranda.

Bucke picked up the book I brought W. today. W. joked about it.

W. again referred to the Oldach book.

W. got on the subject of his books. First referred to the Oxford Bible.

He instanced the big book.

here I am trying to dream your fields, farms, woods, skies, into my prison walls!"]

Then advised me: "Give Maurice the handsome book from the table, Horace,"—the complete leather book,

He said to W., swinging the book into the air: "This is the key to all the ages!"

Reached over to a pile of books on the floor. "Now where has it gone?" he exclaimed.

I said: "I think Hotten had some doubts, too, though he brought out your book."

But somebody whispers, open your book!

What care I for books now (though loved companions ever before).

I have that which is better than books. The book opens itself. What do I behold! oh! blessed eyes!

is too large: he made a mistake in adding to it: but it is part of him—as much a part of him as his books

My friend Baxter sent us his copy of your big book with notes, one or two, from you, pasted in.You do

Tyndall's unmeasured panegyric on Emerson at the unveiling of Carlyle's statue—Emerson who eulogized the book

almost think so myself: at least I like it: I have often resolved within myself that I would write a book

W. had a copy of the big book partly made up for Stedman.

out with saying he had for some years intended writing something on the subject: about me, about my book

I took Stedman's book up to express office. Later on wrote to S. Monday, March 11, 1889

Symonds' book of sonnets, Anima Figura, at W.'s feet. He advised me to take and read it.

Not more than half the leaves of the book were cut.

Then he got back to the mechanical book.

He was in one of the prisons—the Southern prisons: let me see—what was it called? Isle—Bell Isle?

Were Southern prisons worse than Northern prisons? "Yes, unquestionably."

I refer to the leather book: I get very little out of the book as it stands—very little: Dave wants the

I said: "Dave says he can't sell the plain covered books at all."

I shall be glad to receive your new books.

W. is expecting S. to say something about the big book.

s new view regarding the cover of the big book.

W. reached over—handed me a postal from a pile of books.

"Those Southern prisons were hells on earth!—hells on earth!"

W. has lately talked a lot about the Southern war prisons.

W. said: "I want this to be a purely personal book—not a publisher's book: no, not that: an author's

book.

the cheap little Walter Scott books—a shilling."

I love better the grand old Aldine manners of the books of former days.

None of them has named your book yet, most probably they won't name it at all.

A young baroness has read your book with true enthusiasm.

Rasmus Nielsen has read your book with the greatest satisfaction.

"Oh yes—several of them"—pointing to a bunch of letters on a pile of books.

Picking up a book—handing it to me. I said: "That would not go in my pocket."

Shall I live to write my Shakespeare book and a score of gorgeous romances? ["Alas! No!"]

I asked McKay today to what papers he would advise us to send review copies of the big book.

And in fact within the past year we have had an avalanche of books of all degrees of literary merit,

Harry Fritzinger came in. W. turned to me. "This is Harry, Horace—Warren's brother."

"Harry has gone to work with the dredging company: this is his first day."

Harry sort of edged off, saying something about washing up. W. asked: "Why such a hurry?

The book is a remarkable step forward.

He gets his inspiration not from books and traditions, but from the life and activities about him."

"Yes," said W., "and a notice of the book beyond." Who had written it? It had come marked.

Yet I do not know: perhaps it is good I am not to write the book again: no doubt all is best just as

Just thank Harry Stafford for me please for his letter.

direct to the people, read my poems, faced the crowds, got into immediate touch with Tom, Dick, and Harry

W. said: "Johnston has a thing in tow which would excuse this: a book of me and my friends—portraits,

McKay yesterday had a customer for the big book. He looked at the signature.

"Get him to sign his name on some other page, then I'll buy the book," he said. Would W. do it?

: I'd do anything honest to sell books."

He finally said: "Bring the book over." I did so today. He had a good laugh over it.

W. had signed the book for Dave. I took it with me when I left. I talked of the pocket edition.

Made preliminary arrangements with him for the printing of the birthday book.

McKay sent over for three more books this afternoon. This leaves W. only one.

I insisted: "We must proceed somehow: we should have books ready."

"We are going to cut our margins in this book as close as the law allows.

both for books?" He had not.

He had solaced himself with the book. Concluded he would have a copy for himself.

I sent the book off this afternoon—and do you know, it only cost a quarter?

s proposition on the big book to Dave.

McKay has another order for the book.

I wish we could get up a boom on your books. ["We might as well get up a boom on mud!"

The second and third sheets contained his draft of a circular for the book.

A new book. Memoranda of a Year.

And this book, with its framework jotted down on the battlefield, in the shelter tent, by the wayside

I think it a book that would please women.

W. sitting in his room with McKay in animated talk on book matters. Arguing prices, bindings, &c.

book."

Dave said: "The sale of such a book is bound to be largely personal."

Again: "Am I to be paid for the big book, too?"

One was by Potter, Philadelphia. One was Alexander Gardner's, Washington.

Cover of big book.

Gave me copies of the big book for Mrs. Baldwin and Clifford.

I have heard nothing of him for years: he interests me—I have great respect for his monumental book."

Ward had read L. of G. before writing Robert Elsmere the book might have pursued another tack.

said: 'No one would suppose, Walt Whitman, from looking at you that you are the sort of a man your books

use them, for they make the case worse for Osgood & Co. than before, inasmuch as they show that the book

"I have had a short note from Tom Aldrich acknowledging the book," W. said: "but that was all—that was

Talked of the birthday book. He's getting stirred up a bit over it. Thank God.

if you can: we have no time to lose: I am not particular about paper: it need not be very thin: the book

I asked W. if Dave had said anything further about the big book. "No—nothing at all."

s inscription in the book. W. laughed. "Does he tell anyone that?

I asked him what price he would put on the birthday book. Five dollars.

Was he feeling any "financial twinges" re the big book? He laughed.

W. gave me copies of big book for my sister Agnes and Anne Montgomerie.

Found W. running through the leaves of a big book of which he instantly spoke to me.

s pleasure in the books was undoubted.

Then commenting on the book once more: "I like the make-up of it—the type."

He fingered the book. "It's a scholar's book: it's also a man's book."

s pleasure over the cover of the big book. "That fateful—to Dave hateful—cover!"

He asked me if I had any Shelley, Byron books. If so he'd like to see them.

I said: "Any book is biographical—even autobiographical."

Discussed birthday book.

He asked: "Any news of the book?"

More space was now given to book notices.

Was "more and more interested" in Stedman's book.

I should be glad if John Burroughs would send me his photography; tell him that I like his book very

I have sent you all the criticisms on your book, slang, chatter and earnest critic—all: the criticism

Has this translation of your book into Danish not been spoken of in the American papers?

Remarked to me of the books on the shelves in Ed's room: "That's Eddy's work: he caught the disease that

He called my attention at once (he was reading in the book when I entered) to an illustration in the

Papers, manuscripts, books, clippings, everything, everywhere.

W. still immersed in the Stedman books. "I dip into them more or less every day."

When they cleaned this morning all the books were put back in their box.

McKay told me today that he had an order for two copies of the big book on thicker paper.

That is very funny: but I would say to Dave, stand on no ceremony about these books: present the matter

about in this way: we would be glad to have you buy the books—would be glad to keep them ourselves:

I am disposed to be very deferential towards those who buy and pay for books—especially those who pay

how often I have handled these books! and in the old, old, days, too!

Advising me: "Sit down: take a book and read." Ed said: "You're quite a load."

Then: "I wish you would take that book sometime, if it interests you: you can read it at your leisure

I sent him a big book more than three weeks ago: before the inauguration, in fact: I have never had a

"I have not been able to write or do anything towards the book," he said, apologetically—"neither last

["I had not read the book when Rhys asked about it: I have seen it since: someone brought it here: was

Kennedy sent over a fresh batch of addenda for his book.

In the last one he proposes that I should try some other schemes for getting the book afloat.

This evening Herbert Gilchrist is coming down here to look through Kennedy's book, and something may

Several written sheets on the book piles on his left.

Talked of Harry Harland—"Sidney Luska."

, and I know that the rest of the book is a sealed book to them; perhaps it would be anyway—there's consolation

I am glad to hear that Kennedy's book is to come out.

No doubt you have read some of Brown's books if not all of them.'"

The visitor entered, books in hand. W. greeted him. Was a Harvard boy.

He felt he had "done very well" with that little book "at home here."

In a larger book I should not object."

"But this boy—I liked him: he had a good face: one of the books he had with him—the book I signed—was

But I objected: "Of course we would not look for that in the ordinary book: the average book has as little

my shanty—a large comfortable room on the brink of the hill, fifty yards from the house, where my books

Bucke's book? I hear nothing. How is Jenny O'Connor? Kindest remembrances to George and his wife.

A shorter companion piece, My Book and I, $50, appeared in Lippincott's Magazine lately.

We are permitted to extract from his journal or loose memorandum book for the past year."'

: "You'll find many of them in the two big diaries I have kept for so long: these"—tapping two fat books

"For the libraries: the schedulistic books—there are many of them now: books like Richardson's, Stedman's

Tell him, if he does well, we 'llwe'll let him put the label on the book."

Then, turning the book over: "Now, if we get a book as durable as that, I'll be satisfied"—opened, pulled

"In this way I have gone back to the book repeatedly.

In the course of our talk about the book W. said: "I like this impromptu book so much I am tempted to

Talked about the books. Has gone over the stitched copy. "I like it more and more."

W. discovered in the big book the first mistake: in Collect, page 240, line 15, changed "I think if"

Asked W. if he had read Sunset Cox's Mohammedanist book. No. Not even Why We Laugh.

He "could imagine" a "good" book from Cox.

"He 'sHe's the fellow who wrote a smutty book?" Then he asked: "Was it smutty?"

know," he said.As is generally the case when W. suffers physical depression he was eager about the book

Questioned about the book. "You don't go to Ferguson's to-daytoday?

for Curtz and besides drawing the design added these black ink directions: "for a label for back of book—the

above (in blue pencil) is a facsimile of the size of back of book, which you must get inside of.

He refers quietly tenderly to the book. "So near port—in sight of port— and now!"

He is anxious about the books. "If I get them out why—well, then let happen what may." 3.15 P. M.

Oldach spoke of the stitching of books—the style of two centuries ago—"the old-time style"—and that of

"Was the mention of the big book what you wanted me to see?" He answered: "Maybe—maybe." Then: "Oh!

is safe: we have the book safe—both books!

I showed him a copy of the complete book to-daytoday stitched and bound by Oldach—a temporary cover for

He regards Curtz's label, pasted on the edge of the book, curiously and humorously.

He turned the book over and over: "Done at last!"

finally addressed me: "Did you notice in Doctor's letter that he says he looks for us to give the book