Whitman's Drum Taps and the Sequel
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Drum Taps. New York: [Peter Eckler], 1865. WITH: Sequel to Drum-Taps. When Lilacs Last in the Door-Yard Bloom’d. Washington: 1865-6. First edition, the important and preferred second issue, one of only 1000 copies, with the first appearance of the sequel containing “Lilacs” and “O Captain! My Captain!” Original brown cloth, gilt-stamped title medallion on front board, title medallion blind-stamped on back, speckled edges. 7 x 4 1/4 inches (18 x 11 cm); (iv), 5-72, (3), 4-24 pp. Text generally fine, slight bubbling to pastedown. Light expert restoration to cloth spine, the spine now again defective.
An extremely good copy of this scarce and important work, containing the first printings of some of the most beautiful poems in all of American literature. This is the first edition to include Whitman's poems dedicated to President Lincoln, “O Captain! My Captain!” and "When Lilacs Last in the Door-yard Bloom'd." Myerson A3.1.a2; BAL 21398; Wells and Goldsmith pp. 11-12
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