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Lot #498
Walt Whitman Signed 'Leaves of Grass' Title Page

Signed title page from the author's edition of Leaves of Grass

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Signed title page from the author's edition of Leaves of Grass

Title page from the 1876 'Author's Edition' of Whitman's renowned poetry collection Leaves of Grass, 4.75 x 7.5, published in Camden, New Jersey, in 1876, neatly signed in ink, "Walt Whitman." The page features the text of his poem, 'Come, said my Soul,' which he used as the title-page epigraph for Leaves of Grass. Handsomely mounted, cloth-matted, and framed with a portrait and plaque to an overall size of 28 x 24. In fine condition, with faint toning, and minor loss to the upper right corner tip.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts
  • Dates: #639 - Ended July 13, 2022





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