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Walt Whitman's Drum-taps.

Accession number
PML 6085
Creator
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892.
Published
New-York : [publisher not identified], 1865.
Credit line
Purchased with the Laurens Maynard collection.
Notes
Poems.
First edition, second issue, with Sequel to Drum Taps inserted at end (see Myerson).
The manuscript of Drum-taps was given to Peter G. Doyle by Whitman. Doyle says "part of it was in print but most of it was written."
Bunce & Huntington and the author variously listed as publisher. Cf. Blanck, J. Bibliography of American literature.
"Sequel to Drum-taps. (Since the preceding came from the press.) When lilacs last in the door-yard bloom'd. And other pieces" (24 p. at end) has special t.p., with imprint: Washington, 1865-6. (Never issued separately. Cf. Blanck, J. Bibliography of American literature).
Sequel printed by "Gibson Brothers, Printers"--p. [2].
Poems in the Sequel were written on the death of President Lincoln and were added to the second issue of Drum-taps.
Letter from Peter Doyle to Laurens Maynard removed to LHMS dept., MA 3724.
Description
iv, 5-72, 24 p. ; 19 cm
Provenance
Author's presentation copy: "from Walt Whitman May 1867" (in Peter Doyle's hand); stamped "Peter G. Doyle" on lining-paper, first fly-leaf, t.p., p. [iii] and 5; Doyle inscribed this copy "Laurens Maynard from Peter G. Doyle"; from the collections of Laurens Maynard and Pierpont Morgan.
Binding
Original brown cloth, title in gilt and blind on upper cover. In blue cloth case.
Classification
Department