The Presence of Walt Whitman : Selected Papers from the English Institute
by Lewis, R. W. B
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Columbia University Press, 1962. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, green paper covered boards in publisher's green and black, non price-clipped dust-jacket. 215 pages. Bibliography. Edited, with a foreword, by R.W.B. Lewis. First edition. Containing seven essays, the first four of which deal with opposing interpretations of the poem "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking"; the three remaining essays discuss Whitman's critical reception and influence during his lifetime and beyond. No previous ownership marks. A clean, tight, and unmarked copy in a nice jacket but for publication date written vertically on lower spine. Very good+ in a still very good dust-jacket. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020551
- Title
- The Presence of Walt Whitman : Selected Papers from the English Institute
- Author
- Lewis, R. W. B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1962
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Literary Criticism, Walt Whitman
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Staten Island, New York
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