Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Illustrated with reproductions of black-and-white prints by Abigail Rorer. Green cloth, quarter-bound dark-green morocco, ornamented in light green and ornately lettered in gilt on upper cover and spine. Top edge gilt. Dark-green ribbon marker. 185pp.

Whitman first published ‘Leaves of Grass’ in New York in 1855. This book is based on the first edition with the beautifully decorated cover design reproduced from the original 1855 book. The poems of Leaves of Grass are loosely connected, with each representing Whitman’s celebration of his philosophy of life and humanity. This book is notable for its discussion of delight in sensual pleasures during a time when such candid displays were considered immoral. Where much previous poetry, especially English, relied on symbolism, allegory, and meditation on the religious and spiritual, Leaves of Grass (particularly the first edition) exalted the body and the material world.

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