Walt WHITMAN / Good-Bye My Fancy 2nd Annex to Leaves of Grass 1st Edition 1891

Description: Good-Bye My Fancy: 2nd Annex to Leaves of Grass Author: WHITMAN, Walt Title: Good-Bye My Fancy: 2nd Annex to Leaves of Grass Publication: Philadelphia: David McKay, 1891 Edition: First Edition Description: Hardcover. First edition, Binding C (green cloth; the third binding) with the frontispiece in style 1 (no priority); the so-called "Large-Paper Edition". One of 1000 copies printed, of which a small number were bound in "green cloth in a large-paper format" after Whitman's death. Myerson A13. Wells & Goldsmith p. 34. Copies in Binding B (red cloth) & Binding C (green cloth) were never offered for sale. Good-Bye My Fancy contains thirty-one poems and seven essays, including "An Old Man's Rejoinder", "Old Poets", "For Queen Victoria's Birthday", "American National Literature", "Gathering The Corn", "A Death Bouquet", and numerous short occasional pieces. Inscribed by Richard Maurice Bucke, one of Whitman's earliest biographers, to "Edith Maclure Love from her friend R. M. Bucke, Asylum, London, Ontario, 16 June 1900." With a gift inscription from Ms. Love, signed "Mun", below. Dr. Bucke was the head of the Asylum for the Insane in London, Ontario, and the author of Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind. He was a friend of Whitman's, and one of his literary executors. Love was an American and the Director of Physical Training for Women at Indiana State Normal School. Light offsetting to endpapers, extremities a trifle rubbed, otherwise a fine copy. Fine. Seller ID: 12519 Subject: Poetry Cleveland Book Company, ABAA Rocky River, OH As a small, independent bookseller in Cleveland, Ohio, I deal in general used, rare, and antiquarian books, autographs, manuscripts, pamphlets, and personal and family papers in all subjects. My family has been in the antiquarian book business since 1971. We are proud members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA) and several other leading trade organizations, and adhere strictly to their codes of professionalism and ethics. Guarantee All items may be returned within 30 days, with a full refund including shipping costs if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. Shipping All books shipped to US destinations by USPS Media Mail. Delivery typically takes 5 to 14 days, but may be longer, especially during the holidays. Tracking is provided on all domestic shipments. Expedited and international shipping is available, please contact us for a price quote BEFORE placing an order. We are happy to combine shipping on multiple items. Payment We prefer PayPal. Feedback We leave feedback after receiving buyer's feedback. If you are unhappy with your order for any reason, please contact us before leaving feedback, and we will resolve the problem! We take pride in our business and make every attempt to describe each item in our inventory accurately according to the highest standards of the rare book trade.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 1175 USD

Location: Rocky River, Ohio

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