# Leaves of Grass: The Complete 1855 and 1891-92 Editions

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- Authors: [Walt Whitman](https://www.bookquiver.com/walt-whitman), [John Hollander](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-hollander)
- Publisher: library_of_america
- ISBN: 978-15-9853-097-1
- Pages: 757
- Published: 2011-01-20
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

In 1855, a small volume appeared, self-published by a failed Brooklyn journalist and carpenter: twelve untitled poems and a preface announcing the author's aims. A commercial failure, this book was the...