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Leaves of Grass
By
Walt Whitman
Published
by
Easton Press
1977
Condition: Very good, dark green full leather edition. Standard Easton Press quality with full leather covers, gold page edges and gold decorations on the front, back and spine as well as silk moire end pages. The covers are clean and unmarked. There is no damage to the corners or edges. The gold page edges are bright with some marks on the edges. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. There are no signs of former ownership inside or out. The book size is 6.50 by 9.50 inches tall, 527 pages including index of titles. A 22 page booklet of Collector's Notes is included that was originally printed for the same edition by another publishers that was later bought out by Easton Press.
About Easton Press Books:
Bound in genuine premium leather
Intricate gilt stamped cover designs
The page ends are gilded in 22-karat gold
22-karat gold-stamped spine accents
Distinctive raised spine hubs
With satin ribbon page marker
Printed on archival-quality paper
Smyth-sewn pages
Cloth end pages
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Spine
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Gilt
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Tight
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LEAVES OF GRASS by Walt Whitman Easton Press Full Leather Edition 1977
$115.00