Optimos
New York: B.W. Huebsch, 1910. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (19.5cm); olive green cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine and front panel; brown topstain; dustjacket; 372pp. Some hand-soil and light wear to covers, thin split to gutter at half-title; a solid, Very Good+ copy, with the pages unopened. Dustjacket is lightly soiled, with a few shallow chips at the spine ends, and a single, diagonal closed tear at the upper edge of the front panel; Very Good+.
The best-known work of poetry by Walt Whitman's biographer and literary executor. The first printing is scarce, and especially so in dustjacket.
Price: $250.00