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Camden NJ Dec. 16 '84 Dear friend Please convey to the Marquis de Leuville my thanks for his beautiful book
Whitman stayed at Smith's Germantown home from November 8 to 10 (Whitman's Commonplace Book, Charles
Edward Clifford made a drawing of Whitman on November 3 (Whitman's Commonplace Book).
Childs, co-owner of the Philadelphia Public Ledger (Whitman's Commonplace Book, and see Whitman's letter
He had received a similar amount on January 13, 1885 (Whitman's Commonplace Book).
Whitman was paid $145.20 (Whitman's Commonplace Book, Charles E.
On the basis of an entry in Whitman's Commonplace Book on March 17, 1881, it is a reasonable conjecture
Reverend William Berrian (1787–1862) was a rector of New York's Trinity Church and the author of the book
She must have left Southampton on the 20th inst., with some 120 passengers; that number being booked
Hamblin occasionally booked opera and ballet events, but primarily produced melodramas, romances, farces
Such are the statements on the police books.
Korth was sentenced to two consecutive prison terms, totalling eighteen years ("Sentence of Korth," Brooklyn
Hamblin occasionally booked opera and ballet events, but primarily produced melodramas, romances, farces
Hamblin occasionally booked opera and ballet events, but primarily produced melodramas, romances, farces
Book publishing languishes badly enough, about now.
under charge of murder by flogging a seaman, was detailed in one of my late letters, yet remain in prison
Hamblin occasionally booked opera and ballet events, but primarily produced melodramas, romances, farces
beautiful, and all, with a rare exception here and there, neat and healthy looking; they are employed in book-binding
chasms—patent-leather boots, ditto—garments with the royal signet of Broadway in every seam and fold—books
, and such books, O they indeed are to be envied, particularly if one looks in at Wiley's or Putnam's
on October 30, 1891, Kennedy recalled "those divine days I spent in companionship of the noblest of books
I reserve the right of printing it in future book.
Hotten (1832–1873) printed Swinburne's Poems and Ballads when another publisher withdrew after the book
On November 13, Carpenter sent Whitman—in a letter now lost—Vines's request for books.
sent this letter to Vines, Whitman sent a letter to Carpenter, noting, "have to-day mailed Mr Vines' books
Whitman received word from Carpenter on December 19 that "I hear from Vines that your books have arrived
Vines from the author," was among the books offered for sale in the Spring 2001 catalog of Bertram Rota
Jersey Nov: November 17 My dear friend I do myself the real pleasure of presenting you with a set of my books—which
Gilder thanked Whitman for the books on November 20 (Horace Traubel, With Walt Whitman in Camden, Friday
shall go off to Canada again, as Dr and Mrs B[ucke] wish me to, & write strongly— I sent you a little book
read them—my best love to your mother & father & I want you to let them read this— Walt Whitman to Harry
This letter was noted in Whitman's Commonplace Book (Charles E.
Balch of The American (Philadelphia), for which he received $20 (Whitman's Commonplace Book).
On May 3 Whitman sent Harry "Newspaper ballads" (Whitman's Commonplace Book).
Your subscription for my Book is received—for which hearty thanks.
His most popular book was The Book-Lover's Enchiridion (Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1883).Italicized passages
His most popular book was The Book-Lover's Enchiridion (1882).
Camden, New Jersey 1876 Your subscription for my Book is received—for which hearty thanks.
August 13, 1867, the editors replied that they had no objection to Walt Whitman's using the poem in a book
Dear friend, The address I want you to send the Tax & Revenue books, reports, documents, or whatever
According to a calling card pasted in the Commonplace Book (Charles E.
I send you, by same mail with this, in a little book, my piece lately delivered for Dartmouth College
Sholes on June 30 "saw Dr B[ucke] and myself in Dr B's library—London" (Whitman's Commonplace Book, Charles
Whitman was with the Gilchrists from January 25 to February 2 (Whitman's Commonplace Book, Charles E.
On September 9, 1878, Whitman noted receipt of the article from Josiah Child (Whitman's Commonplace Book
The year is conjectural, although entries in The Commonplace Book warrant the elimination of the next
ten pages of text, well selected—all very good & generous I say—and deserved—O'Connor is also in the book
Peter Van Egmond (Hartford: Transcendental Books, 1972).
herewith enclosed—As it is a small job, could you make up (I should say in the same long primer as book
Whitman noted in his Commonplace Book this letter to Rand & Avery, the firm which had printed the 1860
and "ordered 1000 copies printed," but the order was later "countermanded" (Whitman's Commonplace Book
On July 24 Whitman paid Rand & Avery $13.75, presumably for the corrections (Whitman's Commonplace Book
sent order to Sanborn, Boston, to send the 225 sets sheets to James Arnold" (Whitman's Commonplace Book
The book will be a very handsome specimen of typography, paper, binding, &c.
go-ahead fellows, and don't seem to have the least doubt they are bound to make a good spec. out of my book
received his mother's letter of March 30, 1861 (Trent Collection of Whitmaniana, Duke University Rare Books
mention them)— The poor Frenchman d'Almeida I told you about in my last, got out of the Old Capitol prison
ridiculous thing putting him in—he was as square a man as I am—while he was in, the chief officer of the prison
was a nigger with his wrists in manacles, and four white deserters—there is among the Old Capitol prisoners
guerillas in Virginia, and the government is holding on to the child, to exchange him for some Union prisoner
On March 2, 1863, he asked O'Connor to visit him in the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C.
National Republican of this date listed d'Almeida among refugees who were committed to Old Capitol Prison
The book is finished in all that makes the reading part, and is all through the press complete—It is
The typographical appearance of the book has been just as I directed it, in every respect.
afterwards—I do not know for certain whether it is a good portrait or not—The probability is that the book
I make Thayer & Eldridge crack on the elegant workmanship of the book, its material, &c. but I won't
Published as a serial in 1851-1852, and as a book in 1852.
:42–44), who "behaved very friendly indeed" (Trent Collection of Whitmaniana, Duke University Rare Books
breakfast—We are going to have fine weather for Christmas—I rec'd a letter from Miss Harbinson ack'g the book—My
Critic on December 27 and requested $12, and it was printed on January 5, 1884 (Whitman's Commonplace Book
Schmidt, Rolleston, and O'Connor, Whitman sent them himself on January 9 or thereabouts (Commonplace Book
August 4, 1888, in his letter to the Canadian physician Richard Maurice Bucke, and in his Commonplace Book
Am pretty well shattered anyhow—Am busy with the copy of the book—thought I had finished—but I find it
end of October— I was thinking something might be done with an extra bound edition for the holiday book
trade for '81–2 for gift books— Couldn't we get it out early half of November if I am in Boston with
On July 18 the firm was ready to "start the book whenever you wish, and should consider six to eight
Thanks for the Journals which have reach'd reached me— Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to William Torrey Harris
(to conclude it)—Sold two books Friday—God bless you all— Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to an Unidentified
Whitman's book Good-Bye My Fancy (1891) was his last miscellany, and it included both poetry and short
Thirty-one poems from the book were later printed as "Good-Bye my Fancy" in Leaves of Grass (1891–1892
He published several books on engineering and served as president of the American Society of Civil Engineers
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
his personal property (more than $1,000 in a Brooklyn bank), the amounts due from the sale of his books
by Redfield, and the stereotype plates of his books in the possession of S.
Bucke's copy of this will is in the The Trent Collection of Whitmaniana, Duke University Rare Book, Manuscript
or most of it—The reason I havn't seen him is, I knew they had left provost duty in the Prince st. prison
He was taken prisoner with George in 1864. See also Whitman's letter from September 11, 1864 .
, and, when he wrote to his mother on May 8 (Trent Collection of Whitmaniana, Duke University Rare Books
, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library), he was in charge of the Prince Street Military Prison
according to your invitation, & pay you a good visit, but it is doubtful this time—My bringing out a new book
as I hoped—but I expect to fix it somehow, & go home before very long—I am very well this winter—My book
On March 2, he asked O'Connor to visit him in the Old Capitol Prison in Washington D.C.
National Republican of this date listed d'Almeida among refugees who were committed to Old Capitol Prison
deprest in spirits home here about my brother George, (2d div 9th Corps)—if not killed, he is a prisoner—he
was in the engagement of Sept 30 on the extreme left.31 My book is not yet being printed.
I am having good times here, rather quiet—My book is being printed—gets along rather slowly.
Dear friend, My idea is a book of the time, worthy the time—something considerably beyond mere hospital
sketches—a book for sale perhaps in a larger American market—the premises or skeleton memoranda of incidents
Old French Memoires, & my own personality (things seen through my eyes, & what my vision brings)—a book
I think an edition, elegantly bound, might be pushed off for books for presents &c for the holidays,
I think it a book that would please women. I should expect it to be popular with the trade.
Whitman probably chose Redpath as the publisher of his proposed book because earlier in the year he had
I could easily publish a small Book, but the one you propose...implies an expenditure that may be beyond