Leaves of Grass
New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., 1940. Daniel, Lewis C. Reissue. Hard Cover. Good / Good. Item #2336972
Very good in worn publisher's slipcase. Spine toned as usual, slipcase repaired on label edge, 1 inch splits to slipcase corners along opening and some loss from label edge corners, front slipcase panel heavily rubbed. Binding tight, pages clean, bright, and unmarked.
xiii, 316 pp. Original green boards designed to emulate grass, paper spine label, issued in green slipcase with paper label. Beautiful color and black-and-white illustrations by Lewis C. Daniel created specially for this edition. Introduction by Christopher Morley. From colophon: 'This edition of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass was planned by Richard Ellis and produced under his direction. The illustrations by Lewis C. Daniel were reproduced in Similetone and Instaprint by the Zeese-Wilkinson Company of Long Island City. The paper was specially made for this new edition by the P. H. Glatfelter Company of Spring Grove, Pennsylvania. The Composition, Printing and Binding by The Haddon Craftsmen of Camden, New Jersey.'
Price: $65.00