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Whitman, Walt. Bervance; or, father and son [as contained in]: The United States magazine and democratic review, Vol. IX, No. XLII. J. & H. G. Langley, New York, 1841.

Price: US$187.50 + shipping

Description: First edition of this story, 8vo, pp. 32, iv, [3], 516-612; engraved frontispiece portraits of Andrew Jackson and Washington Irving; original printed front wrapper, lower wrapper and spine perished, upper wrapper slightly chipped at edges and reattached, and with small ink-burn hole affecting vignette, previous owner's signature, light annotation in beginning and end of Whitman's story; good. An early Whitman publication. Whitman wrote nine short stories for The Democratic Review during his early career. Bervance was his third, and was not often reprinted. Myerson E33.

Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.

Whitman, Walt. Wild Frank's return [as contained in]: The United States magazine and democratic review, Vol. IX, No. XLI. J. &. H. G. Langley, November, New York, 1841.

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Description: First edition of this story, 8vo, pp. [3], 412-512; engraved portrait frontispiece of Martin Van Buren; original printed front wrapper, lower wrapper and spine perished, upper wrapper chipped and reattached, light foxing to edges, good. The first appearance of Whitman's short story "Wild Frank's Return," which occupies pp. 476-482 of the issue. "Wild Frank's Return" is the second of nine short stories that Whitman contributed to the Democratic Review early in his career. In the footnotes of this issue Whitman claims that the events of the story are based on historical fact. It reappeared in a few other periodicals, and was later published in a revised version in Whitman's Specimen days. Myerson E30.

Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.

Whitman, Walt. Bervance: or, Father and Son" IN The United States Magazine and Democratic Review, Vol. IX, No. XLII. J & H.G. Langley, New York, 1841.

Price: US$275.00 + shipping

Description: 1 vols. 8vo. Fiction, appears at pp. 560-568. Myerson E33 Original printed wrappers, staining, annotations about Whitman printing, spine wrappers partly perished

Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Whitman, Walt. Wild Frank's Return" IN TThe United States Magazine and Democratic Review Vol. IX, No. XLI. J & H.G. Langley, New York, 1841.

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Description: 1 vols. 8vo. Myerson E30 Original printed wrappers, with general shelfwear and some loss to head and foot of spine

Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Whitman, Walt. Death in the School-Room [a Fact]" IN The United States Magazine and Democratic Review, Vol. IX, No. XXXVIII. J & H.G. Langley, New York, 1841.

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Description: Illustrated. 1 vols. 8vo. Piece of fiction by Whitman, reprinted many times, and appearing in Speciman Days (pp. 340-344). Myerson E29 Original printed wrappers, spine mostly perished, loss along front wrapper

Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Whitman, Walt; Whittier, J. G.; Longfellow, H. W.; et al. The United States Magazine and Democratic Review. New Series. Volume IX. 1841. J. & H. G. Langley, New York, 1841.

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Condition: Good

Description: Six issues bound, July-December, 1841. Full leather, 5 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches, spine dark with crazing & light surface loss, black leather title & volume no. labels in gilt. iv., 612 clean pp., tight, with 6 fine steel engravings, including of Martin Van Buren and Washington Irving. Wrappers not included. Contents include three first appearance short stories by Walt Whitman, and contributions by J. G. Whittier and Henry W. Longfellow, partial list below.Edward Livingston and His Code: A System of Penal Law for the State of LouisianaThe Poetry of the West, including Lines Written on the Rocky Mountains, by Albert Pike.A Voyage Across the Atlantic.Dr. Channing's Recent Writings.Death in the School-Room: A Fact [By Walt Whitman, listed as W. W.] FIRST APPEARANCEBook review of James Fenimore Cooper's, The Deerslayer. On Rights and Government. By a Phrenologist.Wild Frank's Return. By Walter Whitman. FIRST APPEARANCEDemocracy. By John Greenleaf Whittier. Likely first appearance, "Amsbury, Mass., 8th, 11th mo. 1841", published here in the December number.Bervance: or, Father and Son. By Walter Whitman. FIRST APPEARANCEA Dream. By William Cullen Bryant.God's-Acre. By Henry W. Longfellow. FIRST APPEARANCEFull page steel engravings: Garret D. Wall, Hernry Hubbard, Francis Thomas, Marcus Morton, Martin Van Buren, Washington Irving.The United States Magazine and Democratic Review was published from 1837 to 1859, it's motto "The best government is that which governs least" has been erroneously attributed to Thomas Jefferson. The ideals of Jefferson were promoted by the periodical, with its support of Jacksonian Democracy being built on that foundation. It was a counterpart to the North American Review, a Federalist/Whig periodical. It was outspoken in the topics of the Mexican War, slavery, states' rights, and Indian removal. It was in this periodical that the term "Manifest Destiny" was first used. It was edited by Jon L. O'Sullivan and Samuel D. Langtree. The volumes of this series are a brilliant presentation of literature and politics in the years before the American Civil War.The Magazine promoted American writers, printing some of the earliest writings of such luminaries as Walt Whitman, Nathaniel Hawthorne, J. G. Whittier, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry David Thoreau, H. W. Longfellow, and James Russell Lowell.

Seller: Haaswurth Books, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.

Whitman, Walt. The United States Magazine and Democratic Review. 8 issues, including 5 pieces by Walt Whitman. J & H. G. Langley. New York, 1841.

Price: US$400.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: The United States Magazine and Democratic Review. Collection of 8 issues. July 1841-April 1842. Softcover periodicals with paper covers and paper spines (some of them missing or chipped). Measures 6 x 9 inches. This collection includes 5 short pieces by Walt Whitman, who was 22 at the time. They are, obviously, the first appearances in print of these works. The byline is Walter Whitman on each of them. Whitman worked in newspapers and print shops for many of his teen-age years, so it is difficult to attribute primacy to any one piece, but these are certainly among the earliest. It would be another 13 years before Leaves of Grass. July, 1841. Volume 9. No. 37. Pages numbered 4-104. Covers missing. Engraving of Garrett D. Wall. September, 1841. Volume 9. No 39. Pages numbered 212-312. Covers attached. Engraving of Francis Thomas. October, 1841. Volume 9. No. 40. Pages numbered 316-408. Covers attached. Engraving of Marcus Morton. November, 1841. Volume 9. No. 41. Pages numbered 412-512. Covers detached but present. Engraving of Martin van Buren. Contains “Wild Frank’s Return” by Walt Whitman December, 1841. Volume 9. No. 42. Pages numbered 516-612 + 32 page literary advertiser at the front. Engraving of Washington Irving present at the front. Contains “Bervance; or Father and Son” by Walt Whitman & “Death in the School-room” by Walt Whitman. Also contains work by Longfellow, Bryant, Whittier and others. January, 1842. Volume 10. No. 43. Pages numbered 4-104. Front cover detached and broken in half. Rear cover detached. Spine chipped. Final page present is 104. Contains “The Tomb Blossoms” by Walt Whitman. March, 1842. Volume 10. No. 45. Pages numbered 212-312. Engraving of Bryant present at the front. Front cover, back cover and spine all missing, as is the final page. Final page present is 312. Binding coming apart, neatly. Contains “The Last of the Sacred Army” by Walt Whitman. April, 1842. Volume 10. No. 46. Pages numbered 316-408, with errata slip. Engraving of Dickens is missing. Front cover, back cover and fragile paper spine all present and in good condition.

Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.

Whitman, Walt. The United States Magazine, and Democratic Review. J. & H.G. Langley, New York, 1841.

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Description: First appearance of Walt Whitman's "Bervance: or, Father and Sons" Vol. IX No. XLII. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Washington Irving. 1 vols. 8vo. Early (Walter) Whitman Appearance. Rare and early appearance Walt Whitman's, "Bervance: or, Father and Sons" at pages 560 - 568. One of Whitman's earliest appearances in print, the article is signed "Walter Whitman." Original printed wrappers, slightly soiled, small piece from head of spine, back wrapper missing, otherwise very good Vol. IX No. XLII. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Washington Irving. 1 vols. 8vo First appearance of Walt Whitman's "Bervance: or, Father and Sons".

Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.