Delight in the work that forever changed the course of American poetry. 4-1/2 wide x 7-1/2 high (11.4 cm wide x 19.1 cm high)..
Hardcover.
Gold gilded edges. 176 pages.
Featuring art by Wharton Esherick.
Throughout his life, Whitman continuously revised and republished Leaves of Grass, but the 1855 original, reproduced in this elegant gift edition, showcases his dramatic entrance into the world of poetry.
At time of publication, Walt Whitman\'s modern and ecstatic free-verse poems shocked, enraged, and delighted critics for its celebration of physical pleasures and the human body.
Delight in the work that forever changed the course of American poetry