Complete poems & prose of Walt Whitman, 1855-1888 : authenticated & personal book (handled by W.W.), portraits from life, autograph.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892, author.

Contributor:

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892, autographer, publisher.

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Walt Whitman Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Mrs. Frank Julian Sprague Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Weygandt, Cornelius, 1871-1957, former owner.

Harned, Thomas Biggs, 1851-1921, inscriber.

Sprague, Harriet Chapman Jones, 1876-1969, former owner.

Goldsmith, Alfred F., annotator.

Wells, Carolyn, 1862-1942, former owner.

Standardized Title:

Works. 1888

Language:

English

Penn Provenance:

Weygandt, Cornelius, 1871-1957 (inscription) (Whitman Collection copy 2)

Harned, Thomas Biggs, 1851-1921 (autograph) (Whitman Collection copy 2)

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 (autograph) (Whitman Collection copy)

Sprague, Harriet Chapman Jones (former owner) (Whitman Collection copy)

Goldsmith, Alfred F. (inscription) (Whitman Collection copy)

Wells, Carolyn, 1862-1942 (bookplate) (Whitman Collection copy)

Physical Description:

382, 374, 140, 2 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : 2 portraits ; 27 cm

Other Title:

Complete poems and prose of Walt Whitman, 1855-1888

Place of Publication:

[Camden, N.J.] : [W. Whitman], [1888]

Contents:

Note at beginning

Leaves of grass

Specimen days & Collect

November boughs

Note at end.

Notes:

Publication information supplied from Myerson.

"Note at End" signed: W.W., Nov. 13, '88.

"Leaves of coated paper with the illustrated Complete Poems & Prose title page printed on the recto, W.J. Linton engraving of G.C. Potter photograph of Whitman printed on the recto, and photograph of Whitman in his seventieth year (followed by a protective tissue) printed on the verso, are inserted before the 'Note at Beginning,' after the first p. 296, and before the November Boughs title page; a single leaf with the Samuel Hollyer engraving of Whitman printed on the verso is inserted after the first p. 28."--Myerson.

Myerson notes three styles of binding ("A"-"C"). For a full description of each, see Myerson pages 122-124.

"Limited to 600 numbered copies, signed by Whitman on the Leaves of Grass title page ... The statement of limitation information is on the back of the 'Note at Beginning' page ... [or] on the copyright page ... [or] not present ... copies sent out before 14 February 1889 were unnumbered; the statement of limitation on other copies was written by Horace Traubel"--Myerson.

Some copies have "Edition 600 copies" as well as an assigned copy no. in Horace Traubel's hand. All distributed before Feb. 14, 1889 were unnumbered. Cf. Meyerson.

"Reprint, save for 1-page "Note at Beginning" inserted following the title leaf, and "Note at End." p. [1]-2, dated Nov. 13, 1888, inserted at end. The text also contains revisions and corrections."--Cf. BAL.

Local Notes:

Whitman Collection copy has paper slip with manuscript note ("This is a very scarce edition and is a wonderful copy - The Buxton Forman copy brought 58 00 but was a presentation - You will note that this copy is [struck through: was] autographed on page marked but is not a presentation.") in ink and manuscript notes ("NO 123" and "Written by Alfred Goldsmith for C.W. [that is, Carolyn Wells]") in pencil laid in.

Whitman Collection copy has manuscript note ("600 COPIES") on front pastedown; manuscript note ("No 123-") on blank leaf following front free endpaper.

Whitman Collection copy purchased by the Penn Libraries in 1944 from Mrs. Frank Julian Sprague.

Whitman Collection copy has illustrated bookplate of Carolyn Wells affixed to front pastedown.

Whitman Collection copy bound in Myerson's binding style "A". Housed in slip case.

Whitman Collection copy 2 is unnumbered.

Whitman Collection copy 2 has marginal marks and annotations.

Whitman Collection copy 2 is binding A with green C cloth shelfback and corners, marbled paper sides and a printed paper label on spine dated 1888-'9.

Whitman Collection copy 2 is inscribed to Prof. Weygandt by Thomas B. Harned who states that this book is known as the "Whitman Bible" and that this copy was found in "W.W's" den when he died.

Cited in:

Myerson, J., Walt Whitman, A 2.7.m, pages 120-130

BAL, 21431

Related Work:

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892. Leaves of grass.

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892. Specimen days.

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892. Prose works. Selections

OCLC:

1248278