WHITMAN, WALT. Leaves of Grass. Brooklyn, 1855. Engraved frontispiece portrait by Hollyer (on heavy paper). 4to, original green cloth, covers decorated in blind with gilt title to upper cover only, portion (50 mm.) of spine cloth lacking towards the bottom, spine title intact, cloth split at front joint but binding sound, extremities rubbed; short closed tear at bottom of title page, small closed sectional tear in gutter of vii (neither effecting text), generally a very good copy. FIRST EDITION, early issue with 2 line copyright, frontis on heavy paper, pg. iv corrected. BAL 21395. Grolier American 67. PMM 340.