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A noiseless patient spider

Title
A noiseless patient spider / Walt Whitman.
Author
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
Publication
Seattle, Washington : The Holburne Press, 2008.

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TextRestricted use Rare Books 22-67Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Additional Authors
  • Hellmann, Margery S.
  • Holburne Press, publisher.
  • The Susan Jaffe Tane Collection of Walt Whitman.
Description
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations; 21 x 24 cm
Subject
  • Spiders > Poetry
  • Spiders in art
  • Fine books > Specimens
Genre/Form
  • Artists' books – Washington (State) – Seattle – 2008.
  • American poetry – 19th century.
Note
  • Limited edition of 50 numbered copies.
  • "These lines first appeared in Leaves of Grass in the edition of 1881. This interpretation was designed and letterpress printed by Margery S. Hellmann, with salutations to our noiseless patient neighbors weaving in the corners, and thanks to Bonnie Thompson Norman for dispelling the cobwebs"--Colophon.
  • Drum-leaf bound into a paper-covered bookboard case with blue cloth spine. Author's name and illustration on paper label inset on front cover. Letterpress printed. Hand sewing on some pages. One white paper pop-up.
  • Gift of Susan Jaffe Tane, 2021.
Call Number
Rare Books 22-67
OCLC
491320998
Author
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892, author.
Title
A noiseless patient spider / Walt Whitman.
Publisher
Seattle, Washington : The Holburne Press, 2008.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Local Note
Copy in Rare Books 22-67 is no. 19 of 50 copies.
Added Author
Hellmann, Margery S., book artist.
Holburne Press, publisher.
The Susan Jaffe Tane Collection of Walt Whitman.
Research Call Number
Rare Books 22-67
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