432 pages with plates and index. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/4) bound in original publisher's quarter brown cloth with gilt lettering to sine over brown boards with title to cover in original pictorial jacket. First edition. A detailed reconstruction of Whitman's life and times considers the poet's years of apprenticeship on New York newspapers, his experiences in the Civil War, and his lifetime devotion to the writing and reworking of Leaves of Grass. Condition: Underlining with marginalia throughout, previous owner's name, William Burford, the poet, to half title. Jacket with light edge wear else about very good in a near fine jacket. Date: 1980. Simon and Schuster ISBN 0671225421 9780671225421 [US]

UsedGood. There is light highlighting or handwriting throughout the book. The dust jacket shows normal wear and tear. Fast Shipping - Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa! ISBN 0671225421 9780671225421 [US]

New York: Simon and Schuster, Date: 1980. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 432 pp. Second printing. Remainder stamp on the lower page edges. The binding is tight and square, and the text is clean. The jacket has a 1/2" closed tear at the head of the rear flap fold. 1980. Simon and Schuster ISBN 0671225421 9780671225421 [US]

Simon & Schuster, October Date: 1980. Hardcover. Acceptable. marking 1980. Simon & Schuster ISBN 0671225421 9780671225421 [US]

Simon & Schuster, Date: 1980-10-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1.0000 in x 9.1000 in x 6.3000 in. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. 1980. Simon & Schuster ISBN 0671225421 9780671225421 [US]

New York: Simon & Schuster. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Date: 1980. First Printing. Hardcover. 0671225421 . 1980. Simon & Schuster ISBN 0671225421 9780671225421 [US]

Simon & Schuster, October Date: 1980. Hardcover Hardcover. Good/Fair. Some edgewear to dust jacket, binding sound and pages unmarked. All Orders Shipped With Tracking And Delivery Confirmation Numbers. 1980. Simon & Schuster ISBN 0671225421 9780671225421 [US]

Simon & Schuster, Date: 1980. Hardcover. Good in Good dust jacket/Very Good. 1980. Simon & Schuster ISBN 0671225421 9780671225421 [US]

Simon & Schuster. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Simon & Schuster ISBN 0671225421 9780671225421 [US]

New York: Simon & Schuster. Fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket. Date: 1980. 2nd prt.. hardcover. 8vo, 432 pp. . 1980. Simon & Schuster ISBN 0671225421 9780671225421 [US]

New York: Simon & Schuster (1980), 432pp, illus., bkplt, slight soiling, slight edgewear to dj.. Hard Cover. Good/Good +. Simon & Schuster ISBN 0671225421 9780671225421 [US]

Simon & Schuster, Date: 1980-10. Hardcover. Good. 1980. Simon & Schuster ISBN 0671225421 9780671225421 [US]

Simon & Schuster. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Simon & Schuster ISBN 0671225421 9780671225421 [US]

New York: Simon & Schuster. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. Date: 1980. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 0671225421 . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 432 pages . 1980. Simon & Schuster ISBN 0671225421 9780671225421 [US]

FIRST PRINTING. Simon and Schuster. Date: 1980. HARDCOVER. Dust jacket is a little edge worn but has no tears. Top page ends are soiled. Text is unmarked. Binding is strong and square. NOT ex-library. 1980. Simon and Schuster ISBN 0671225421 9780671225421 [US]

Simon & Schuster, October Date: 1980. Hardcover. USED Very Good. 1980. Simon & Schuster ISBN 0671225421 9780671225421 [US]

New York: Simon and Schuster [1980]. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. F Book Club ed. Used. H Hard Cover. Very Good. VG/Vg (minor wear to jacket extremities) 8vo DJ 429pp Simon and Schuster [1980] ISBN 0671225421 9780671225421 [US]

New York: Simon & Schuster. Fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket. Date: 1980. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 432 pp., Remainder mark lower edge. . 1980. Simon & Schuster ISBN 0671225421 9780671225421 [US]

hardcover, very good book, good dust jacket clean Date: 1980. Simon & Schuster ISBN 0671225421 9780671225421 [US]

Simon & Schuster Books. Used; Good. Simon & Schuster, Hardcover, Date: 1980, Book Condition: Good, Jacket Condition: Good; slight aging to jacket and book. Whitman's genius, passions, poetry, and androgynous sensibility entwined to create an exuberant life amid the turbulent American mid-nineteenth century. In vivid detail, Kaplan examines the mysterious selves of the enigmatic man who celebrated the freedom and dignity of the individual and sang the praises of democracy and the brotherhood of man. . 1980. HARDCOVER. 1980. Simon & Schuster Books ISBN 0671225421 9780671225421 [US]

NY: Simon & Schuster. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Date: 1980. first edition,1p; 13579108642pt line. Hardcover. 6X9". VERY GOOD CONDITION IN VERY GOOD CLIPT(NOPR ICE) DUST JACKET..clean, solid, bright. VERY NICE COPY..; GOLD SPINE titles on BROWN CLOTH SPINE STRIP....DARK BROWN HARD COVERS.CARK BROWN ENDPAPERS..DJ cover shows PHOTO PORTRAIT OF WW in thoughtful pose, hand to chin..intense gaze toward viewer. ; 429pg pages; first full-length critical biography of Walt Whitman in more than forty years. Uses recently unearthed archival evidence and newspaper writings to present the most accurate, complete, and complex portrait of the poet to date. fresh, often revelatory insights . 1980. Simon & Schuster ISBN 0671225421 9780671225421 [US]

Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, Date: 1980. very good hard cover, good dust jacket, some discoloration on bottom back of dust jacket. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 1980. Simon & Schuster ISBN 0671225421 9780671225421 [US]

New York: Simon & Schuster, Date: 1980. 1st. . Hardcover. Good/Good. GOOD/GOOD. Head of spine pulled, head and heel of spine and corners of boards bumped, page edges tanned and dusty, underlining and marginal marks in pencil. Jacket sunned, lightly soiled, rubbed, edgeworn, lightly chipped at head and heel of spine and corners, sticker residue on spine. 429 pp., illus. Size: 8vo 1980. Simon & Schuster ISBN 0671225421 9780671225421 [US]

New York: Simon and Schuster; A Touchstone Book, Date: 1980. 432 pages, [16] leaves of plates, illustrations; 25 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. Fine DJ. A near-fine copy of the first printing. "A moving, penetrating, sharply focused portrait of America's greatest poet--his genius, his passions, his androgynous sensibility--an exuberant life entwined with the turbulent history of mid-nineteenth century America. In vivid detail, Justin Kaplan, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, examines the mysterious selves of this enigmatic man whose bold voice of joy and sexual liberation embraced a growing nation.and exposes the quintessential Whitman, that perfect poet whose astonishing verse made "words sing, dance, kiss, copulate" for an entire world to hear." - Publisher.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo. Collectible. 1980. Simon and Schuster; A Touchstone Book ISBN 0671225421 9780671225421 [US]

New York: Simon & Schuster, Date: 1980-10-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st print (full # line), NO age toning, text tight and unmarked apart from an underline on page 27 with a few words of marginalia in PENCIL, light soiling on top and fore-edges of text block, boards clean & undamaged with vivid lettering, dust jacket NOT price-clipped, dj shows to closed taped (on the inside) tears on bottom edge front and a small chip, dj shows wear at tops tips, Very Good/Good Minus overall condition. 1980. Simon & Schuster ISBN 0671225421 9780671225421 [US]