Iconic sepia 4 x 5.75 portrait of Whitman, originally taken in September 1872 in Brooklyn by photographer G. Frank Pearsall, boldly signed in black ink, "Walt Whitman, 1880." Mounted on a 4.25 x 7.25 card captioned with information about the portrait. In fine condition, with trimmed edges and light silvering to darker areas of the image. This was from the second edition of Two Rivulets, a collection of Whitman's poetry which featured this photographic portrait as its frontispiece. An absolutely wonderful image and exceptionally bold signature by one of America's most important poets. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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