Leaves of Grass joints and hinges are strong

joints and hinges are strong with only a shallow break between pages 160 and 161

but continue to maintain character and patina

Type: Scotch Roman with Arts and Crafts for display

8 colour illustrations by Andrew Davidson

in quarter dark green leather with paper boards by Victoria Hall

Leaves of Grass joints and hinges are strongWalt Whitman, Leaves of Grass. London: The Folio Society, 2009. First printing thus. Introduced by Andrew Motion, illustrated by Abigail Rorer. 253 196 27 mm. Pp. [ivi] viixiii [xxiv], [12] 3184 [185186]. Type: Caslon. Printed by Memminger MedienCentrum. Bound by Real Lachenmaier in quarter green leather with buckram boards blocked with design by Frances Button based on the original edition of 1855; pale green endleaves. Green slip case. Rorer