The Artistic Legacy of Walt Whitman: A Tribute to Gay Wilson Allen.
New York: New York University Press, [1973]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Grey cloth with burgundy spine lettering. xiii, 160pp. Frontispiece, illustrations, pictorial endpapers. Fine. Item #52326
Pristine second printing of this festschrift honoring the renowned literary critic best known for his biographies of Walt Whitman, Ralph Waldo Emerson, William James and J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur. Contriibutors include not only Miller, but Oscar Cargill, Robert Duncan, Ned Rorem and Allen himself. This lovely copy hails from Allen's own library. Tipped to the half-title page is a decorative-edged archival bookplate signed boldly in full by Allen in blue fineline.
Price: $45.00