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Price: US$643.14 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Collection of poems/essays/reminiscences. First Edn., 1891; full burgundy cloth; titling/facsinile signature/publisher's logo blocked in gilt (bright) to front board; titling blocked in gilt (moderately dulled) to spine; top edge gilt (moderately dulled); 66pp.; illus. bw. photo. (portait frontispiece). Lightly soiled/moderately faded spine rubbed/crushed at top/tail, but complete/intact; rear joint very faded; boards slightly scuffed, and rear board moderately faded at top edge, but boards quitr crispfore/bottom edges slightly tanned; slight foxing to endpapers/preliminaries, but pages generally clean/bright/very crisp; front hinge very tender, but binding holding; all complete/intact. Front free endpaper inscribed (in black ink) by Katharine St. John Conway (maiden name of socialist pioneer/activist, Katharine Bruce Glasier (1867-1950)), and dated 26th Nov. 1892. Also inscribed, probably in another (but contemporary) hand, are brief references to the Norwich-born Socialist pioneer/politician, Fred Henderson (James Frederick 'Fred' Henderson, 1867-1957). With Typed Letter Signed (on headed paper printed with Norwich Public Libraries, Central Library, Norwich, and dated 27th May, 1953) from the City Librarian, Philip Hepworth, to Alderman Fred Henderson, JP of Earlham Rise, Norwich, in which he lists auction prices realised for First Edn. copies of Walt Whitman's 'Good-bye My Fancy' (letter typed to recto; paper has one horizontal/two vertical folds, with very small tear (approx. 10mm) to bottom edge, but paper very clean/bright; signature ('P. Hepworth') in ink, and fresh). Photographs may be made available upon request. Good. PRICE INCLUDES UK SPECIAL DELIVERY POSTAGE & PACKING.
Seller: Robert Wright, trading as 'The Bookman', Norwich, United Kingdom
Price: US$3125.00 + shipping
Description: Original green cloth, uncut, top edge gilt. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Whitman, another portrait of Whitman inserted at page 29, and four folding facsimiles of Whitman's writing. BAL 21441: Printing 1, Binding C. "Deathbed" Edition, Whitman's final arrangement of his work. This copy SIGNED on the title page by Pennsylvania ornithological artist Conrad Roland with his pencil notes in "A Backward Glance O'er Travel'd Roads" as well as a full-page of pencil notes at the rear about Whitman. In addition tipped in before the title page is a fine ORIGINAL ink and sepia watercolor drawing of Whitman by Roland. Paper split at front gutter with cover a little loose. Two small portrait reproductions tipped in with one offsetting to the text opposite. Trivial wear to the binding. Near Fine
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
Whitman, Walt. Good-Bye My Fancy. David McKay, Publisher, Philadelphia, 1891.
Price: US$4500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with inserted frontispiece portrait. This copy is SIGNED by Walt Whitman on a hand written postcard laid into the book "Thanks dear friend for/the sweet-faced & fragrant/pinks now before me-/I have been & am ill/but may yet rally-/Walt Whitman" The book is in nice shape bound in the ORIGINAL publisher's cloth. The binding is tight with light wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy SIGNED by the author.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.