Leaves of Grass - Walt Whitman - Folio Society - 2009 1st Edition
Leaves of Grass - Walt Whitman - Folio Society - 2009 1st Edition
Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass in the 2009 Folio Society edition, with an introduction by Andrew Motion and wood-engravings by Abigail Rorer. Its quarter-leather binding and decorated buckram boards draw on the design of the original 1855 edition.
Condition of this copy
Like New. Some minor shelf wear and bumps to slipcase.
Edition details
- Introduction: Andrew Motion
- Wood-engravings: Abigail Rorer
- Binding: quarter green leather with buckram boards
Detailed edition specifications
Leaves of grass, by Walt Whitman, introduced by Andrew Motion, illustrated by Abigail Rorer. 253 × 196 × 27 mm. Pp. [i–vi] vii–xiii [xxiv], [1–2] 3–184 [185–186]. Type: Caslon. Printed by Memminger MedienCentrum. Bound by Real Lachenmaier in quarter green leather with buckram boards blocked with design by Frances Button based on the original edition of 1855; pale green endleaves. Green slip case. Rorer produced wood-engravings and tail-pieces throughout.