The Wound Dresser: A Series of Letters Written from the Hospitals in Washington During the War of the Rebellion
The Wound Dresser: A Series of Letters Written from the Hospitals in Washington During the War of the Rebellion

INVENTORY #149644

The Wound Dresser: A Series of Letters Written from the Hospitals in Washington During the War of the Rebellion

WHITMAN, Walt; BUCKE, Richard Maurice (ed.)

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Preface by Richard Maurice Bucke of London, Ontario, one of Whitman's literary executors as stated on title. Opens with Whitman's poem of the same name, followed by Preface. Text consists of Whitman's Civil War journalism for the New York Times and Brooklyn Eagle, followed by the letters he sent home to his mother from the military hospitals of Washington, DC. Myerson A 15.I.b.

Publication Info

  • Publisher: Small, Maynard and Co.
  • Edition: Only edition, second printing
  • Date Published: 1898
  • Place Published: Boston
  • ISBN: n/a

Details

  • Condition: Very good
  • Signed: No
  • Dust Jacket: No
  • Jacket Condition: n/a
  • Details:
    viii, [2], 201 p. 20 cm. B&w frontispiece photo by Gardner lacks tissue guard. Portrait of Whitman's mother opposite p. 47 with tissue guard. Red cloth with gold print. Wrapped in mylar (removed for photos). Top edge gilt. Spine and its print are faded, esp. ends, and spine has a few spots. Foxing mainly to first and last pages.

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