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Leaves of Grass
The First (1855) Edition
Walt Whitman - Author
Malcolm Cowley - Editor/introduction
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Book: Paperback | 5.07 x 7.79in | 192 pages | ISBN 9780140421996 | 10 Jul 1961 | Penguin Classic | 18 - AND UP
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Leaves of Grass
This is the original and complete 1855 edition of one of the greatest masterpieces of American literature, including Whitman's own introduction to the work. 'One of the most important literary events in twentieth-century poetry and criticism.' - Karl Shapiro

'Opens exciting new vistas in Whitman criticism . . . This book, both text and introduction, may well launch a modern reevaluation and interpretation of Whitman and his Leaves.' - James E. Miller, Jr.

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