Leaves of Grass: The Original 1855 Edition
Product ID: 37705421
📚Complete unaltered text
📜1855 original edition
✉️Includes Emerson's letter
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Description
📜 Own the original voice that changed poetry forever!
- COLLECTORS PRIDE - A beautifully designed volume perfect for your curated bookshelf and intellectual circle.
- TIMELESS LITERARY CLASSIC - Own the groundbreaking 1855 edition that reshaped poetry forever.
- AUTHENTIC WHITMAN EXPERIENCE - Read the original unedited poems as Walt Whitman first envisioned them.
- EXCLUSIVE HISTORICAL INSIGHT - Includes Ralph Waldo Emerson’s iconic letter praising Whitman’s genius.
- CULTURAL CONVERSATION STARTER - Join the elite few who appreciate the banned and revolutionary spirit of Whitman’s work.
This used copy of Walt Whitman’s 1855 'Leaves of Grass' presents the original, unaltered edition that revolutionized American poetry. Featuring the complete text alongside Ralph Waldo Emerson’s famous letter, this volume is a must-have for literary connoisseurs and collectors seeking authentic historical and cultural significance.
Specifications
| Best Sellers Rank | #152,251 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #56 in American Poetry (Books) #359 in New Age Mysticism (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (736) |
| Dimensions | 6 x 0.4 x 9 inches |
| ISBN-10 | 1449505716 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1449505714 |
| Item Weight | 9.6 ounces |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 160 pages |
| Publication date | September 3, 2009 |
| Publisher | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |
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