Walt Whitman, l'homme et son œuvre : avec un portrait et un autographe / Léon Bazalgette.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bazalgette, Léon, 1873-1928, author.

Contributor:

Sprague, Harriet Chapman Jones, 1876-1969, donor.

Barrus, Clara, 1864-1931, former owner.

Bazalgette, Léon, 1873-1928, inscriber.

Burroughs, John, 1837-1921, former owner.

Mercure de France (Firm), publisher.

Walt Whitman Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Mrs. Frank Julian Sprague Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

French

Subjects (All):

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892.

Whitman, Walt.

Poets, American--19th century--Biography.

Poets, American.

Genre:

Biographies.

Publishers' advertisements -- France -- Paris -- 20th century.

Penn Provenance:

Sprague, Harriet Chapman Jones (donor) (Whitman Collection copy)

Barrus, Clara, 1864-1931 (autograph) (Whitman Collection copy)

Bazalgette, Léon, 1873-1928 (autograph) (Whitman Collection copy)

Burroughs, John, 1837-1921 (inscription) (Whitman Collection copy)

Physical Description:

XI pages, 1 unnumbered page, 513 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates (1 folded) : 1 facsimile, 1 portrait ; 23 cm

Manufacture:

A Poitiers : Achevè d'imprimer ... [p]ar Blais et Roy ..., le vingt février mil neuf cent huit [20 February 1908]

Place of Publication:

Paris : Société du Mercure de France ..., MCMVIII [1908]

Notes:

"Achevè d'imprimer le vingt février mil neuf cent huit. Par Blais et Roy a Poitiers pour le Mercure de France"--Page [515].

"Published March twenty sixth 1908. Privilege of copyright in the United States reserved under the Act approved March third 1905 by the Société du Mercure de France."--Verso of title leaf.

Issued in yellow printed paper wrappers with publisher's advertisement on back wrapper.

Local Notes:

Whitman Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 1942 by Mrs. Franklin Julian Sprague.

Whitman Collection copy has autograph ("Clara Barrus") on front wrapper.

Whitman Collection copy has perforated stamp ("M.F.") on front wrapper and first blank leaf in volume.

Whitman Collection copy has dated 20th-century manuscript inscription ("To John Burroughs, poet, naturalist and the old and faithful friend of the Good Grey (and acknowledgment of my indebtedness to his notes and W.W., a study) L Bazalgette Paris April 08") on half-title leaf.

Inscribed: "To John Burroughs, poet, naturalist and the old and faithful friend of the Good Grey (and acknowledgment of my indebtedness to his notes and W.W., a study) Paris April 08. L. Bazalgette." Autographed by Clara Barrus.

Whitman Collection copy: edges untrimmed; housed in clamshell case.

Cited in:

Myerson, J., Walt Whitman, D 47, page 515

Other Format:

Online version: Bazalgette, Léon, 1873-1928. Walt Whitman, l'homme et son œuvre.

OCLC:

5299223