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Philadelphia this forenoon early I left a little note for W. suggesting that he should "dedicate" my book

"Here is the book, just as you wished it: it's your conquest as well as mine: as I have said, I should

always consider it our common book."

acts of goodwill: give people your handiwork: as everybody seems to agree that we have a handsome book

He thought it "very significant" that Dave found "no fault with the book." He laughed.

"I am a prisoner," he said, smilingly, "but you are not my jailer."

was very powerful.You remember the article from the Nation in review of the New Zealand professor's book

Since then Charley Eldridge has sent me the book, which I will forward to you, if you would like to see

The New Zealander's book I had not heard of.

no more doubt that it is one of the few immortal books than I have of my own existence.

Harry Wright in this evening. Stayed an hour.

"He has got the big book: I am gratified at that: Wicklow must be in an out-of-the-way country.

I feared a little for the book: it's big, bulky, weighs considerable: but there it is.

"He said he liked the idea of having the books together in one cover: he said the volume seemed like

Many a man lives a burden to the earth, but a good book is the precious lifeblood of a master-spirit

A box of books—twenty-one copies—came over today. Oldach charged more than his estimate.

I am to start numbering the books. But W. will confuse it.

I instructed Oldach to send McKay twenty-four books.

He has sent out no copies of the leather bound book yet.

Please accept my sincere thanks for your kindness in sending me the book and for the gratification you

Numbered such copies of the Complete book as he had there. About a hundred and seventy-five.

W. tried to make up a copy of the big book. Got it half done.

"Sloane's book is yet a problem that I'm afraid will never be solved by me.

Books so made "become a part of nature."

He asked: "Can we do the book?

Through all this the book had come.

"But I must not be positive about that: it may have been another book.

you mean the chunky fat book!"

He wanted a book that would "go into any reasonable pocket."

"The Bible: my black book—the English Bible." We found it.

W. asked me to follow up on Dave's idea about books for abroad.

"Did you get the book, Tom?" T. enthusiastic. W. again: "Are you satisfied with it?

W. is full of thought of one kind or another about the big book.

Harned asked: "Did you know Harry Bonsall had lost his wife, Walt?"

I had no idea Harry's wife was in such a bad way." Tom said: "Harry is to be pitied." "Why?"

He spoke again of a scrap book for photos.

We will not get more books till Thursday anyhow.

W. said: "You have Doctor's book, haven't you?

Postcard from Knortz acknowledging the big book.

"Horace," he said again: "I wonder if Sarrazin has yet got the big book?

I shall be a little anxious till I hear that the book is in his hands."

what's the big book?" he asked. I handed it to him. Johnson's China.

"Perhaps our wise course would be to have it made small, so we can use it in the book—the new edition

One of them had your book (Rossetti's edition) and was reading aloud some passages at which both laughed

human life than the ships out at sea: and here I often found myself waking up from a reverie with the book

I shall send the books very soon by express in a package to his address. I have just written E.

Wrote Burroughs today asking him where we should send the big book. "Where did you address him?

I said: "In The Book of the East, Stoddard always sounds true."

I had seen a box of books in the hall below. From Oldach.

He wished a book that would contain them all.

"That will put Symonds and others in the way of getting the big book."

New York, May 12, 1860.My dear Walt,The books are duly delivered.

It is written all over the book.

Did he say where we were to send the book? "Yes, to West Park: he is going back to his farm."

He said: "The mere thought of it as you talked fascinated me: I think of myself: my prison life here:

He paused: "Off towards the end of the book there is a woman—oh! what is her name?"

Some of my friends want your books and are forwarding the money through me.

Harris, Teall, University Extension lecturer, Nottingham.The rest you had better send to me.

alive: the Viscount was a very liberal thinker on matters of religion, &c., and published one or two books

I mail papers daily, north, south, east and west: bundles, packages, single copies: to Tom, Dick, Harry

Was "trying again" as he said, to read Boswell: "The more I see of the book the more I realize what a

I said: "Dave wants to know how much time you will give him on the big book."

The staple of our talk was the book, but he wandered off from time to time into general matters, and

He keeps on writing, mostly for the periodicals, his books bringing him in so little of themselves.

Even the preface of that little book is good—Rolleston's little book."

I do not remember when I first read the book. It was far, far back.

I first discovered my book-self in the second hand book stores of Brooklyn and New York: I was familiar

Told him I had read the book through. He exclaimed: "All through?

most or the whole of it: and that is what they are all doing, all society, all professionalism, in books

My name occurs inside the book—that is enough if not more than enough.

I will get a letter from a young child—a young reader—this is her first book—she has got fond of me—she

I wish you would send me by mail or express those books of Emerson, the Essays and the Miscellanies.

Grosairt's books included. That for Mr. Graves had come previously.

it is sometimes his way to put off writing to me too long, and I have little doubt he has got the books

He talked then of Browning: "You should read The Ring and The Book.

Browning to the bitter end and regard him as the most invigorating influence in the modern world of books

I had a piece on him which should have gone into this book.

I have in the other room a whole pile of books—copies of As a Strong Bird on Pinions Free: how would

The books were found. We returned in the same way to his chair.

Inscribed the books: "Walt Whitman, Aug: '88" "I made that singular excursion to Dartmouth—delivered

I am glad you can sit up and work a little on your book, which must be a comfort.

I have had the book a couple of years (Gabriel sent it to me himself: he is my personal friend) but have

Brown sent thanks back for the book.

some such statement of my original purpose as would in the end account for all the mysteries of my book

W. said he had never dedicated a book. "I do not know why—probably there was no why.

W. added explanatorily: "We want to do our best with the book.

may show the English printers that we, too, can do creditable work—that we, too, can make conclusive books

I have been to see about getting together a package of books for you, but the booksellers are so busy

Books are piled promiscuously about, his will remains on the box-corner where he placed it when it was

In this latter (he never works here) are most of his stored papers, books, and with them the Morse heads—three

I like, agree with, the plain English of Donnelly's book—the mathematics are too much for me."

Whitman,We were delighted at receiving your books—and from you.

W. finally said: "Take care of the book—the book's the thing!" Friday, August 10, 1888.

—the book itself explains all I wish explained: is personal, confessional: a variegated product, in fact—streaks

tempo—some closing transcript of the aspirations, intuitions, that went and go to the making of the book—the

I never try to create interest for myself in a book: if the interest don't come of its own account I

which I know plays but the smallest part in your thought and interest as a poet.As to the sale of the book

I want this head, therefore to flaunt itself right in the faces of the Quakers who see this book—who

There are many returned prisoners sick, lost all—and every day squads of men from the front, cavalry

It is a little loose, but not much so: not bad: not out of place with those French books at Tom's—the

beautiful books from that Parisian publisher."

He said he had "resolved" today "to keep that unprecedented thing, a scrap-book."

When I arrived he lay on his bed and we had an earnest talk, no one else being present, about the big book

Still: "I think I've got enough to see the book through so let's see it through right.

I secured a rough estimate today on a book of nine hundred pages. W. satisfied.

he asks): the books to sell for five or ten dollars and be autographed.

"The book is precious to me—I think is one out of an edition of a hundred printed especially for Rolleston

He showed me several of his little improvised note-books of the war-time.

My little books were beginnings—they were the ground into which I dropped the seed.

I want to give you one, several, of these books, if you would like to have them from me.

Besides, I want your name written in the books if not asking too much for so little.

The calendar reached me August 1st, long after all Christmas books &c. had been arranged for by the book-trade

I received last evening the last pages of the book.

I am, at least, not aware that anything in the book is simulated or forced: whether successful or not

If I had stopped to dispute with my enemies, even to dally or luxuriate with my friends, the book would

The book—the book: that was always the thing!"

Morris should read Bucke's book—read it without prejudice.

He laid his book down. "Ah, Horace, is that you? And what have you done, learned, today?"

"There is your little book," he said—"is that what you wanted?"

My dear Whitman: I find your book and cordial letter, on returning home from a lecturing tour in New

I have had the first edition of your Leaves of Grass among my books, since its first appearance, and

Has finally decided to make the price of the book one dollar.

Then said: "Bucke's book about me is not to be skipped.

much stress upon his explications—upon his inferences—upon his far-away speculations: I esteem the book

A mem.memorandum on the letter said: "Books sent to Mr. Clausen to send."

from it: that the argument of the book, given in that way, was many times conclusive."

He ought to do something with the West—get it into great books."

But: "If we keep pegging away slowly but persistently, the book must in the end come out—if I should

Bucke's book, but I was told that he had done me the honor of quoting some verses of mine.

I was asked whether those verses were written for the book, or about yourself, and I said "no—they were

as it did, or at all, as it might look as if I were not a friend and admirer of the subject of the book

W. said to me tonight: "Beware of the literary cliques—keep well in the general crowd: beware of book

I spent several half days or whole days assiduously reading his big book—the Cryptogram—and the immense

Bucke writes W. giving him a heap of advice anent the complete book.

Doctor suggests that we should repaginate the book—give it consecutive pages.

little book, however rarely I made use of it.

else—only a book: and it was for that tenth trip that I carried the book."

W. confided to me some of his plans concerning the big book and answered some of my questions.

"I have been thinking of our book today—trying to get it into right relations with myself.

I have about decided to let him have the book—the little book.

For the present we will go on with the book—get it finished.

To have such a book—such a book produced in every way according to a feller's simple and unimpeded humors—that

Submitted him samples of paper for the two books. He looked them over.

It is a book you have to chew on—chew on with good teeth, faithfully, loyally; it pays principal and

W. said he had concluded to make the edition of the complete book six instead of five hundred.

He got the book."

Whitman:I am content to have waited forty years for the birthday book which I have from you and Horace

Bucke always speaks of me in his book as 'Walt Whitman,' which sounds just right."

The American Book Maker, it seems, has been printing something about me—a portrait—which Bonsall seems

Bonsall will find us the Book Maker. I saw him the first thing this morning.

He put his book down. "What news? What news?" "New? None. What news have you?"

W. had settled upon a costly paper for the two books.

Then added: "I will see the books through if it takes every cent I possess!"

He mentioned it to me originally because of its reference to Bellamy's book.

—first to Bonsall's house for the Book Maker—then across the river for conferences at different places

W. said at once: "If you agree, we will have that—that quality for both books."

Proposes to put it in the big book also.

I produced the Book Maker containing Frank Fowler's portrait of W., who just glanced at it and exclaimed

"The prospect of an early production of both the books gives me a sense of relief beyond words.

day—another day has gone: a damned bad day, too, and I'm not sorry to say good bye to it"—laying his book

Besides, this picture belongs to this particular book—it has the same air, tone, ring, color: the same

He is anxious to push the books along.

He put his book down at once. Looked ill, tired, worn, almost haggard.

Said to me: "If I don't force myself about some I will eventuate by making this room a prison, and that

one little book I remember well—a little pamphlet, a mere whiffet for size but sparkling with life: Ten

Now, in our new book, I try in my Hicks to confirm another item of my triple oath.

—I mean, for the big book?" "Perhaps not necessary but you would make it seem so."

He picks his book up, opens it, puts on his glasses, reads a bit, then suddenly lays his book down again

Bucke is still giving W. advice about the big book.

"That is the sort of book that seems to have funded all the particular, essential, information in its

own specialty: a world book in the sense of being rounded, completed, self-sufficient.

Dowden has done that much in his book. I do not hesitate to say, in his memorable book.

W. still dissenting from Bucke's views concerning the big book.

And did you notice the printing of the book, Horace?

W. had been looking for a book he could not find.

"Yes stolen: my own books, books sent me: stolen from down stairs, from the back room here—almost under

That's not all there is to the book but that is there."

When I entered W's. room with the burden on my shoulder he laid down his book and looked at me in astonishment

As to the big book, he is asking himself if it may not need a special title.

book: a book of poems, labor poems, written by an anarchist or some such fellow."

"and the book is called Songs of the Army of the Night.

You ought to take the book along with you, Horace: it's more in your line than mine.

Once he said to Bonsall: "Harry, maybe it has no meaning."

They know nothing about him—maylike never read or even looked at his book—but that's no matter: that,

There's something peculiar in my notion about this book.

Handed over the books to me.W. had gone over a lot of our work.

He is intense, overwhelming—when he wrote the Good Gray Poet, when he wrote the letter for Bucke's book

Bucke's letter again W. said: "It's full of advice—good advice, I admit, but advice—about the big book

anxious about the "complete" works and would like much to hear from you how you will deal with that book

Thank you for the magazine—Book Maker—with its picture of you.

I have not finally decided the question of price—whether to make the little book a dollar or more or

I took the sheets from a book—a big book—from a book too big to carry—and bound them so for practical

The book itself should be here somewhere"—commencing to root in a couple of piles of books at his feet

he exclaimed, as he closed the book, "home again, after all these years of wandering."

As I left he reached forward and again took up the book he was reading as I entered.

It's just as well: we had no particular motive to keep the book in hiding."

I said to W.: "No one likes the Book Maker head." "Why should they?

Asked me: "Have you the second of Froude's big books on Carlyle? I never read it.

If you will find parties to furnish the means for republication from your plates, advertising the book

, and defending it in court, I will become the responsible publisher, and go to prison if necessary.

The first thing she read in the book was Enfans d'Adam, which she cordially liked and wondered how anyone

It is not the thing that should be said of your book—not the thing that it is in even me to say—as I

honorable.That a man should be expelled from office and held up to public contumely, because of an honest book

I want the book to come out—I wouldn't like much to delay and delay and then die off with the thing hanging

Then W. burst into laughter again, exclaiming: "That's a tale worth putting down in the book."

"Yes, that's a good match: that's worth being put down in the same book!"