Hardcover. Condizione: Good+. No Jacket. Daniel, Lewis C. (illustratore). First Thus. Whitman's most famous work, brilliantly illustrated with pen-and-ink & watercolor sketches by Lewis C. Daniel. In 316 pages + 9 prefatory pages by editor Christopher Morley, "An Introduction to the Leaves;" Morley also made the selections for inclusion here from Whitman's larger work & describes "art as a love letter.'' First publication in this format (First, thus), the First Printing from 1940. Oversized hardcover has green nubby-textured cloth-covered boards & is in Good+ condition, downgraded due to 1) heavy fading (to a tan color) around all edges & spine, 2) cloth is starting to split at head of spine-front cover interface, 3) paper pastedown title box to spine is heavily tanned & lightly chipped. Interior is nice & clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure. Old gift inscription dated 1941 on ffep; NO other writing or underlining or highlighting; not ex-lib. This edition originally came in a slipcase, which is NOT present; no DJ, as issued. Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day. SORRY: book is too large for expedited domestic or any international shipping without preapproval of extra (at least double) postage due to USPS rates.
Hard Cover. Condizione: good. Lewis C. Daniel (illustratore). 10-5/8" tall; 316pp; b/w plates; green burlap over boards; darkened paper label on spine has 2 small chps; spine is sunned; frayed top & bottom of spine; repaired tear along front gutter. Hardcover.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Doubleday, Doran & Co., New York, 1940
Da: 2Wakefield, Wakefield, QC, Canada
EUR 40,05
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Illustrations by Lewis C. Daniel (illustratore). xiii, 316 pages. 28 cm. Green burlap boards with green title over white label to spine. Decorative end papers). Top edge blue-green. Illustrated with 30 out-of-text full-page drawings, some in color. some in b/w "reproduced in Similetone and Intaprint by the Zeese-Wilkinson Company". Printed on special thick paper (made by the P.H. Glalfelter Company). Sunned spine (brown) and to boards along the spine. Book is bright and tight with clear illustrations. NOTE : Large and heavy book (1.5 kg), may need extra shipping, please inquire.
Editore: New York : Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1940., 1940
Da: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. LCCN: 40-13878 ; xiii, 316 p., [30] leaves of plates : p., ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. ; OCLC: 759929 ; grass-like plaited green cloth, with pasted paper labels ; spine sunned ; bookplate on front ep ; foxed ; in nicked and sunned slipcase ; G/G. Book.
Editore: Doubleday,doran Publishers, NY, 1940
Da: WONDERFUL BOOKS BY MAIL, CHICO-CA, CA, U.S.A.
HARDCOVER. Condizione: Very Good. Illustrated by Daniel, Lewis C. Color Ilust (illustratore). Ellis Ed. VERY GOOD CONDITION smooth,Green Burlap cloth hard covers.Quite nice original protective BROWN BOX. showing some wear to box corner folds, but overall quite nice box. .*****HAS PASTE ON SPINE STRIP TITLE .****; This is a bit over sized, even for oversized books.FFEP has narrow green line of leaves near binding edge, ow eps are quite white.Spine title strip is on white paper, glued to spine.; 8x11"oversized.; 316+ps pages; Attractive Copy WITH DRAMATIC FULL PAGE ARTWORK.Inspirational. .8 PAGE INTRODUCTION BY CHRISTOPHER MORLEY!
Editore: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc, New York, 1940
Da: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Condizione sovraccoperta: dj. First Edition Thus. Quarto (28cm); green buckram, with title label mounted to spine; green topstain; publisher's original slipcase; xvi,316,[2]pp. Some of the usual sunning to spine, upper rear board corner gently tapped (though still sharp), else clean internally; Very Good+ or better. Slipcase lightly shelfworn, title label gently sunned, with a few bumps and bruises; Very Good+. Handsome edition of Whitman's much-loved poem, with an introduction by Christopher Morley, and illustrations throughout by Lewis C. Daniel. MYERSON C70.
EUR 131,25
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloCloth. Condizione: Near Fine. Lewis C. Daniel (illustratore). A colourfully illustrated edition of Walt Whitman's monumental poetry collection, a smart edition illustrated by Lewis C. Daniel. 'Leaves of Grass' is a poetry collection by Walt Whitman, an American poet who spent most of his writing live writing and rewriting this work. The poems in the volume are loosely connected, representing Whitman's philosophy of life and humanity, and discussing delight in sensual pleasures, despite the displays of which were considered immoral at the time of the original publication of this work.Illustrated with ten colour plates, and twenty monochrome plates.This edition with an introduction by Christopher Morley, with illustrations by Lewis C. Daniel.Without the slipcase.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Spine and head of the front board are faded. A couple of small marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine. book.