Feinberg/Whitman Box 19 Folder 32 Literary File Book File -- Complete Poems and Prose Advertising Circular. (DCN 100) A.MS. Draft manuscripts and Proofs. Includes material for Leaves of Grass (1889) & "Portraits from Life."[* 2d proof - let me see another proof*] For Sale--By WALT WHITMAN, 328 Mickle Street, Camden, New Jersey. [*4*] Sent by mail, (or Express.) [*¶ in small Roman (ital at last follow copy*] [*. . . . ."Deeply thanking the friends I sh'd like best to support my declining yr's by selling my books for and by myself, if that can be done, - & I think it can "be"- Letter of W W to W M Rossetti.*] Complete Poems and Prose, 1855 to 1888—Leaves of Grass—Specimen Days—November Boughs—Annex to L. of G. (Sands at Seventy)—Notes at Beginning & End—Autograph—four Portraits from Life. One large volume, octavo, 900 pages, plain binding. [*(Only 600 copies printed.)*] Price $6—(when sent by mail 40 cents more) Small edition—bound in pocket-book style (with flap). Leaves of Grass. Includes "Sands at Seventy" and prose " Backward Glance o'er Travel'd Roads"—Autograph—six Portraits from Life. Morocco, full gilt. [* (Only 300 copies printed.)*] Price $5. [A handsome holiday present.] Portraits from Life. (Different ages), photo'd or eng'd. Well envelop'd. [*(only 150 copies issued.)*] Price $3. [*a little more space*] [*[?]*] Write purchaser's address fully and plainly. Send P. O. Money order--(foreign writers same) [*.)/*]Proof & Copy Walt Whitman’s circular —correct and show me revise —get the page from Sherman’s & give the proof to all[**] show me another proof please [No] For Sale- By WALT WHITMAN, 328 Mickle Street, Camden, New Jersey. Sent by mail, (or Express.) [**] blank line ...:"Deeply thanking the friend, I sh'd like best to support my declining yrs by [?] selling my books [for] and by myself, if that can be done - I thin it can." - Letter of W. W. to W. M. Rossett. [** Jim/] [**dash] [**] Make these [paragraph symbol]'s close & put the [leads] in spaces between Complete Poems and Prose, 1855 to 1888 - Leaves of Grass - Specimen Days - November Boughs - Annex of L. of G. (Sands at Seventy) - Notes at Beginning & End - Autograph - four Portraits from Life. One large volume, octavo, 900 pages, plain binding. (Only 600 copies printed.) Price $6 - (when sent by mail 40 cents more.) Small edition - bound in pocket-book style (with flap) Leaves of Grass. Includes "Sands of Seventy" ad prose "Backward Glance o'er Travel'd Roads" - Autograph - six Portraits from Life. Morocco, full gilt. (Only 300 copies printed.) Price $5. [A handsome handsome holiday present.] Portraits from Life. {Different ages), photo's or eng'd. Well envelop'd (Only 150 copies issued.) Price $3. [**] More space here (take out leads above if necessary) Write purchaser's address fully and plainly. Send P. O. Money Order - (foreign writers same.)Send across street[*let me see another proof*] [*not the [?] condense it & take out leads & send me proof - and then if it is still too much for a page I will mark out lines sufficient*] [*Can run in this ital line if you want the room*] AUTOBIOGRAPHIC NOTE From an old "remembrance copy." Was born May 31, 1819, in my father's farm-house, at West Hills, L. I., New York State. My parents' folks mostly farmers and sailors--on my father's side, of English--on my mother's, (Van Velsor's,) from Hollan[a]dic immigration. There was, first and last, a large family of children; (I was the second.) We moved to Brooklyn while I was still a little one in frocks --and there in B. I grew up out of the frocks--then, as child and boy, went to the public schools--then to work in a printing office. When only sixteen or seventeen years old, and for two years afterward, I went to teaching country schools down in Queens and Suffolk counties, Long Island, and "boarded round." Then, returning to New York, worked as printer and writer, (with an occasional shy at "poetry.") 1848-'9.--About this time went off on a leisurely journey and working expedition (my brother Jeff with me,) through all the Middle States, and down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Lived a while in New Orleans, and worked there. (Have lived quite a good deal in the Southern States.) After a time, plodded back northward, up the MIssissippi, the Missouri, &c., and around to, and by way of, the great lakes, Michigan, Huron and Erie, to Niagara Falls and lower Canada--finally returning through Central New York, and down the Hudson. 1851-'54.--Occupied in house-building in Brooklyn. (For a little of the first part of that time in printing a daily and weekly paper.) 1855.--Lost my dear father, this year, by death....Commenced putting Leaves of Grass to press, for good--after many MS doings and undoings--(I had great trouble in leaving out the stock "poetical" touches--but succeeded at last.) 1862.--In December of this year went down to the field of War in Virginia. My brother George / reported badly wounded / in the Fredericksburg fight. (For 1863 and '64, see Specimen Days.) 1865 to '71.--Had a place as clerk (till '74) in the Attorney General's Office, Washington. (New York and Brooklyn seem more like home, as I was born near, and brought up in them, and lived, man and boy, for 30 years. But I lived some years in Washington, and have visited ^ and partially lived ^ in most of the Western and Eastern cities.) 1873.--This year lost, by death, my dear, dear mother--and, just before, my sister Martha--(the two best and sweetest women I have ever seen or known, or ever expect to see.) Same year, a sudden climax and prostration from paralysis. \(Had been simmering inside for several years; broke out during those times temporarily and then went over. But now a serious attack^beyond cure. Dr. Drinkard, my Washington physician, (and a first-rate one,) said it was the result of too extreme bodily and emotional strain continued at Washington and "down in front," in 1863, '4 and '5. I doubt if a heartier, stronger, healthier physique ever lived^from 1840 to '70. My greatest call (Quaker) to go around and do what I could among the suffering and sick and wounded was that I seem'd to be so stro/ng and well^I considered myself invulnerable.) Quit work at Washington, and moved to Camden, New Jersey--where I have lived since, and now, (September, 1889,) write these lines. add this [Paragraph symbol] at bottom (A long stretch of illness or half=illness, with some lulls. During these latter, have revised and printed over all my books--brot out "November Boughs"--and at intervals [words crossed out] travelled to the Prairie States, the Rocky Mountains, Canada, to New York to my birthplace in Long Island and [and the war: paralysis above alluded to.] to Boston. But physical Disability^have settled upon me more and more, the last year or so.) W W AUTOBIOGRAPHIC NOTE. From an old "remembrance copy." Was born May 31, 1819, in my father's farm-house, at West Hills, L. I., New York State. My parents' folks mostly farmers and sailors - on my father's side, of English -- on my mother's, (Van Velsor's,) from Hollandic immigration. There was, first and last, a large family of children; (I was the second.) We moved to Brooklyn while I was still a little one in frocks -- and there is B. I grew up out of the frocks -- then, as child and boy, went to the public schools -- then to work in a printing office. When only sixteen or seventeen years old, and for two years afterward, I went to teaching country schools down in Queens and Suffolk counties, Long Island, and "boarded round." Then, returning to New York, works as printer and writer, (with an occasional shy at "poetry.") 1848-'9.--About this time went off on a leisurely journey and working expedition (my brother Jeff with me,) through all the Middle States, and down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Lived a while in New Orleans, and worked there. (Have lived quite a good deal in the Southern States.) After a time, plodded back northward, up the Mississippi, the Missouri, &c., and around to, and by way of, the great lakes, Michigan, Huron and Erie, to Niagara Falls and lower Canada -- finally returning through Central New York, and down the Hudson. 1851-'54. -- Occupied in house-building in Brooklyn. (For a little of the first part of that time in printing a daily and weekly paper.) 1855. -- Lost my dear father, this year, by death...Commenced putting Leaves of Grass to press, for good -- after my MS. doings and undoings -- (I had great trouble in leaving out the stock "poetical" touches -- but succeeded at last.) 1862. -- In December of this year went down to the field of War in Virginia. My brother George reported badly wounded in the Fredericksburgh fight. (For 1863 and '64, see Specimen Days.) 1865 to '71. -- Had a place as clerk (till well on in '73) in the Attorney General's Office, Washington. (New York and Brooklyn seem more like home, as I was born near, and brought up in them, and lived, man and boy, for 30 years. But I lived some years in Washington, and have visited, and partially lived, in more of the Western and Eastern cities.) 1873. -- This year lost, by death, my dear, dear mother -- and, just before, my sister Martha -- (the two best and sweetest women I have ever seen or known, or even expect to see.) Same year, a sudden climax and prostration from paralysis. Had been simmering inside for several years ; broke out during those times temporarily and then went over. But now a serious attack, beyond cure. Dr. Drinkard, my Washington physician, (and a first-rate one,) said it was the result of too extreme bodily and emotional strain continued at Washington and "down in front," in 1863, '4 and '5. I doubt if a heartier, stronger, healthier physique ever lived, from 1840 to '70. My greatest call (Quaker) to go around and do what I could among the suffering and sick and wounded was that I seem'd to be so strong and well. (I considered myself invulnerable.) Quit work at Washington, and moved to Camden, New Jersey -- where I have lived since, and now, (September 1889,) write these lines. (A long stretch of illness, or half-illnesses, with some lulls. During these latter, have revised and printed over all my books -- bro't out "November Boughs" -- and at intervals travelled to the Prairie States, the Rocky Mountains, Canada, to New York, to my birthplace in Long Island, and to Boston. But physical disability and the war-paralysis above alluded to have settled upon me more and more, the last year or so.) W.W. (4)[*1890*] For Sale — By WALT WHITMAN, 328 Mickle Street, Camden, New Jersey. Sent by mail, (or Express.) . . . . . ''Deeply thanking the friends, I sh'd like best to support my declining yr's by selling my books f'm and by myself, if that can be done — and I think it can.''—Letter of W . W to W. M. Rossetti. Complete Poems and Prose, 1855 to 1888 — Leaves of Grass — Specimen Days — November Boughs — Annex to L. of G. (Sands at Seventy) — Notes at Beginning & End — Autograph — four Portraits from Life. One large volume, octavo, 900 pages, plain binding. (Only 600 copies printed.) Price $6 — (when sent by mail 40 cents more.) Small edition — bound in pocket-book style (with flap.) Leaves of Grass. Includes ''Sand at Seventy'' and prose ''Backward Glance o'er Travel'd Roads'' — Autograph — six Portraits from Life. Morocco, full gilt. (Only 300 copies printed.) Price $5. [A handsome holiday present.] Portraits from Life. (Different ages), photo'd or eng'd. Well envelop'd. (Only 150 copies issued.) Price $3. Write purchaser's address fully and plainly. Send P. O. Money Order — (foreign writers same.)for Adv: Circular leaf To make one page - This on one [?] & the autobiographic note on the other. say brevier leaded - [?] & big [Personal Advertisement] bold, strong [?] Complete Poems & Prose - 1855 to 1888 - Leaves of Grass - Specimen Days - November Boughs - Annex to L of G. (Sands at Seventy) - Notes at Beginning & End - Autograph - Large Volume - four portraits from life - Octavo, 900 pages - plain binding bold type Price $6 (when sent by mail 40 cents more) ital - one line Small edition - bound in pocket book style (with flap) bold Leaves of Grass - includes "Sands at Seventy" and prose "Backward Glance o'er Traveled Roads' - Autograph - six portraits from Life - Morocco full gilt. Price $5 (bold [A handsome holiday present] bold Portraits from life (Different ages) pho- to'd or eng'd. Well enveloped. Price #3 (bold [>] Write address fully and plainly. Send PO money order (foreign writers the same) - Similar Style to forms as in November Boughproof W W's circular Ferguson printer [* see notes - [Dec] Nov, 25th to 30th, 1889 *]Copy for Circular Advertisement to be two pages (one leaf size of "Nov. Boughs") - the other page to be the autobiographic note from "Compliment" book WALT WHITMAN CAMDEN NEW JERSEY[*small ?at top in ital ~ say in nonp: [*ital ? in ital ? s c For Sale -By Walt Whitman, 328 Mickle Street, Camben, New Jersey, Sent by mail, (or Express.) Complete Poems and Prose, 1855 to 1888--Leaves of Grass--Specimen Days--November Boughs--Annex to L. of G. (Sands at Seventy)--Notes at Beginning & End--Autograph--four Portraits from Life. One L Large volume, octavo, 900 pages, plain binding. Price $6 (when sent by mail 40 cents more). Small edition--bound in pocket-book style (with flap). Leaves of Grass Includes "Sands at Seventy" and prose " Backward Glance o'er Travel'd Roads " --Autograph--six Portraits from Life. Morocco, full gilt. Price $5 [A handsome holiday present.] Portraits from Life (Different ages), photo'd or eng'd. Well enveloped. [*dash ? a little space*] Price $3. Write address fully and plainly. Send P. O. Money Order--(foreign writers same). purchasersFerguson printer WW's proof[*804*] 1889 Sept. CIRCULAR ADVERTISEMENT for Complete Poems and Prose, 1888; Leaves of Grass, 1889 and Portraits from Life (never published) . A.MS. (1p. 37 1/2 x 21 cm.) The complete autograph circular written in black ink, with many directions to printer as to spacing and typing, in red ink. "At head: To make one page—this on one side and the autobiographic note on the other". With this: First, second and third proofs of the Circular with many additions, corrections and instructions to printer. Also two copies of the finished circular. Also: Four envelopes with manuscript notes referring to the contents, e.g. "Proof & Copy Walt Whitman's Circular—correct & show me revise—get the page from Sherman's & give me proof of all —— Copy for circular advertisement to be two pages (one leaf-size of "Nov. Boughs") — the other page to be the autobiographic note from 'Compliment' book." With this: Second proof for Autobiographic Note to be printed on verso of circular advertisement. The Personal Note used at the beginning of the "Remembrance Copy" of Memoranda during the War, 1875-76 was used by Walt Whitman. To bring it up-to-date, autobiographic data including the years 1873-1889 were added by Walt Whitman in his own handwriting. At head: "Let me see another proof." The proof contains directions to printer and corrections throughout by Walt Whitman (1p. 27 1/2 x 19 cm.) {100}AUTOBIOGRAPHIC NOTE. From an old "remembrance copy." Was born May 3I, I8I9, in my father's farm-house, at West Hills, L. I., New York State. My parents' folks mostly farmers and sailors—on my father's side, of English—on my mother's, (Van Velsor's,) from Hollandic immigration. There was, first and last, a large family of children; (I was the second.) We moved to Brooklyn while I was still a little one in frocks —and there in B. I grew up out of the frocks—then, as child and boy, went to the public schools—then to work in a printing office. When only sixteen or seventeen years old, and for two years afterward, I went to teaching country schools down in Queens and Suffolk counties, Long Island, and "boarded round." Then, returning to New York, worked as printer and writer, (with an occasional shy at "poetry.") I848-'9.—About this time went off on a leisurely journey and working expedition (my brother Jeff with me,) through all the Middle States, and down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Lived a while in New Orleans, and worked there. (Have lived quite a good deal in the Southern States.) After a time, plodded back northward, up the Mississippi, the Missouri, &c., and around to, and by way of, the great lakes, Michigan, Huron and Erie, to Niagara Falls and lower Canada—finally returning through Central New York, and down the Hudson. I851-'54.—Occupied in house-building in Brooklyn. (For a little of the first part of that time in printing a daily and weekly paper.) I855.—Lost my dear father, this year, by death. . . . Commenced putting Leaves of Grass to press, for good—after many MS. doings and undoings—(I had great trouble in leaving out the stock "poetical" touches—but succeeded at last.) I862.—In December of this year went down to the field of War in Virginia. My brother George reported badly wounded in the Fredericksburgh fight. (For I863 and '64, see Specimen Days.) I865 to '71.—Had a place as clerk (till well on in "73) in the Attorney General's Office, Washington. (New York and Brooklyn seem more like home, as I was born near, and brought up in them, and lived, man and boy, for 30 years. But I lived some years in Washington, and have visited, and partially lived, in most of the Western and Eastern cities.) I873.—This year lost, by death, my dear, dear mother—and, just before, my sister Martha—(the two best and sweetest women I have ever seen or known, or ever expect to see.) Same year, a sudden climax and prostration from paralysis. Had been simmering inside for several years; broke out during those times temporarily and then went over. But now a serious attack, beyond cure. Dr. Drinkard, my Washington physician, (and a first-rate one,) said it was the result of too extreme bodily and emotional strain continued at Washington and "down in front," in I863, '4 and '5. I doubt if a heartier, stronger, healthier physique ever lived, from 1840 to '70. My greatest call (Quaker) to go around and do what I could among the suffering and sick and wounded was that I seem'd to be so strong and well. (I considered myself invulnerable.) Quit work at Washington, and moved to Camden, New Jersey—where I have lived since, and now, (September, I889,) write these lines. (A long stretch of illness, or half-illness, with some lulls. During these latter, have revised and printed over all my books—bro't out "November Boughs"—and at intervals travelled to the Prairie States, the Rocky Mountains, Canada, to New York, to my birthplace n Long Island, and to Boston. But physical disability and the war-paralysis above alluded to have settled upon me more and more, the last year or so.) W. W. (4)For Sale—By WALT WHITMAN, 328 Mickle Street, Camden, New Jersey. Sent by mail, (or Express.) . . . . . ''Deeply thanking the friends, I sh'd like best to support my declining yr's by selling my books f'm and by myself, if that can be done—and I think it can.''—Letter of W . W to W. M. Rossetti. Complete Poems and Prose, 1855 to 1888—Leaves of Grass—Specimen Days—November Boughs—Annex to L. of G. (Sands at Seventy)—Notes at Beginning & End—Autograph—four Portraits from Life. One large volume, octavo, 900 pages, plain binding. (Only 600 copies printed.) Price $6—(when sent by mail 40 cents more.) Small edition—bound in pocket-book style (with flap.) Leaves of Grass. Includes ''Sand at Seventy'' and prose ''Backward Glance o'er Travel'd Roads''—Autograph—six Portraits from Life. Morocco, full gilt. (Only 300 copies printed.) Price $5. [A handsome holiday present.] Portraits from Life. (Different ages), photo'd or eng'd. Well envelop'd. (Only 150 copies issued.) Price $3. Write purchaser's address fully and plainly. Send P. O. Money Order—(foreign writers same.)AUTOBIOGRAPHIC NOTE. From an old ''remembrance copy.'' Was born May 31, 1819, in my father's farm-house, at West Hills, L. I., New York State. My parents' folks mostly farmers and sailors---on my father's side, of English---on my mother's, (Van Velsor's,) from Hollandic immigration. There was, first and last, a large family of children ; (I was the second.) We moved to Brooklyn while I was still a little one in frocks ---and there in B. I grew up out of the frocks--then, as a child and boy, went to the public schools--then to work in a printing office. When only sixteen or seventeen years old, and for two years afterward, I went to teaching country schools down in Queens and Suffolk countries, Long Island, and ''boarded round.'' Then, returning to New York, worked as printer and writer, (with an occasional shy at '' poetry.'') 1848-'9.--About this time went off on a leisurely journey and working expedition (my brother Jeff with me,) through all the Middle States, and down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Lived a while in New Orleans, and worked there. (Have lived quite a good deal in the Southern States.) After a time, plodded back northward, up the Mississippi, the Missouri, &c., and around to, and by way of, the great lakes, Michigan, Huron and Erie, to Niagara Falls and lower Canada---finally returning through Central New York, and down the Hudson. 1851-'54.---Occupied in house-building in Brooklyn. (For a little of the first part of that time in printing a daily and weekly paper.) 1855.--Lost my dear father, this year, by death. . . . Commenced putting Leaves of Grass to press, for good---after many MS. doings and undoings---(I had great trouble in leaving out the stock '' poetical '' touches---but succeeded at last.) 1862.---In December of this year went down to the field of War in Virginia. My brother George reported badly wounded in the Fredericksburgh fight. (For 1863 and '64, see Specimen Days.) 1865 to '71.---Had a place as clerk (till well on in '73) in the Attorney General's Office, Washington. (New York and Brooklyn seem more like home, as I was born near, and brought up in them, and lived, man and boy, for 30 years. But I lived some years in Washington, and have visited, and partially lived, in most of the Western and Eastern cities.) 1873,---This year lost, by death, my dear, dear mother---and, just before, my sister Martha---(the two best and sweetest women I have ever seen or known, or ever expect to see.) Same year, a sudden climax and prostration from paralysis. Had been simmering inside for several years ; broke out during those times temporarily and then went over. But now a serious attack, beyond cure. Dr. Drinkard, my Washington physician, (and a first-rate one,) said it was the result of too extreme bodily and emotional strain continued at Washington and '' down in front,'' in 1863, '4 and '5. I doubt if a heartier, stronger, healthier physique ever lived, from 1840 to '70. My greatest call (Quaker) to go around and do what I could among the suffering and sick and wounded was that I seem'd to be so strong and well. (I considered myself invulnerable.) Quit work at Washington, and moved to Camden, New Jersey---where I have lived since, and now, (September, 1889,) write these lines. (A long stretch of illness, or half-illness, with some lulls. During these latter, have revised and printed over all my books---bro't out '' November Boughs'' ---and at intervals travelled to the Prairie States, the Rocky Mountains, Canada, to New York, to my birthplace in Long Island, and to Boston. But physical disability and the war-paralysis above alluded to have settled upon me more and more, the last year or so.) W. W . (4)[*1890*] For Sale—By WALT WHITMAN, 328 Mickle Street, Camden, New Jersey. Sent by mail, (or Express.) . . . . . ''Deeply thanking the friends, I sh'd like best to support my declining yr's by selling my books f'm and by myself, if that can be done—and I think it can.''—Letter of W . W to W. M. Rossetti. Complete Poems and Prose, 1855 to 1888—Leaves of Grass—Specimen Days—November Boughs—Annex to L. of G. (Sands at Seventy)—Notes at Beginning & End—Autograph—four Portraits from Life. One large volume, octavo, 900 pages, plain binding. (Only 600 copies printed.) Price $6—(when sent by mail 40 cents more.) Small edition—bound in pocket-book style (with flap.) Leaves of Grass. Includes ''Sands at Seventy'' and prose ''Backward Glance o'er Travel'd Roads''—Autograph—six Portraits from Life. Morocco, full gilt. (Only 300 copies printed.) Price $5. [A handsome holiday present.] Portraits from Life. (Different ages), photo'd or eng'd. Well envelop'd. (Only 150 copies issued.) Price $3. Write purchaser's address fully and plainly. Send P. O. Money Order—(foreign writers same.)