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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9490339, member: 8267"]Note that the seller on ABE is Rooke Books, so it is the same copy. Asking price is not always the best guide to value.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finding comparable copies that have sold is more helpful. For example, here is an earlier printing of the "deathbed edition" (1891-92) by McKay that sold on ebay for $150.</p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/195733134050?hash=item2d929a9ae2%3Ag%3A-q0AAOSwzzNkG5Ep&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA8GgKmzy2bHYH1KXzt2d16KTsVx25UnyKBvh1fcK3dRJp5L0nZiPM%2BHsFIQVfYMBfYTK3uSYEmKwD5moYfciSaVV6Tf%2FnlrryoodUEnLikEg54W%2FSRNXVshwXVCwrAp5oHB1gfRHTBKFsWkmvtkhMLKUHYNgBnEM1QMTAAaTpELhMZrb9mDKC6jg7SEiWzbfRMlBf4EQGK6%2BnpiPU41KRPiIYBtlXMJKI4f1RVWixY8DfZFZM39%2FUUCKM3vZcFe2xh%2BIPEo38XVH9grctwuEmK3PImOn9dOMdZsmmj5xNMInlcxevx5dM%2FvZuczs06ydCEQ%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR57hioSqYg&nma=true&si=%252Bn7EJjqXN6fbVanLcMH1kfhr9cI%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/195733134050?hash=item2d929a9ae2%3Ag%3A-q0AAOSwzzNkG5Ep&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA8GgKmzy2bHYH1KXzt2d16KTsVx25UnyKBvh1fcK3dRJp5L0nZiPM%2BHsFIQVfYMBfYTK3uSYEmKwD5moYfciSaVV6Tf%2FnlrryoodUEnLikEg54W%2FSRNXVshwXVCwrAp5oHB1gfRHTBKFsWkmvtkhMLKUHYNgBnEM1QMTAAaTpELhMZrb9mDKC6jg7SEiWzbfRMlBf4EQGK6%2BnpiPU41KRPiIYBtlXMJKI4f1RVWixY8DfZFZM39%2FUUCKM3vZcFe2xh%2BIPEo38XVH9grctwuEmK3PImOn9dOMdZsmmj5xNMInlcxevx5dM%2FvZuczs06ydCEQ%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR57hioSqYg&nma=true&si=%252Bn7EJjqXN6fbVanLcMH1kfhr9cI%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/195733134050?hash=item2d929a9ae2:g:-q0AAOSwzzNkG5Ep&amdata=enc:AQAIAAAA8GgKmzy2bHYH1KXzt2d16KTsVx25UnyKBvh1fcK3dRJp5L0nZiPM+HsFIQVfYMBfYTK3uSYEmKwD5moYfciSaVV6Tf/nlrryoodUEnLikEg54W/SRNXVshwXVCwrAp5oHB1gfRHTBKFsWkmvtkhMLKUHYNgBnEM1QMTAAaTpELhMZrb9mDKC6jg7SEiWzbfRMlBf4EQGK6+npiPU41KRPiIYBtlXMJKI4f1RVWixY8DfZFZM39/UUCKM3vZcFe2xh+IPEo38XVH9grctwuEmK3PImOn9dOMdZsmmj5xNMInlcxevx5dM/vZuczs06ydCEQ==|tkp:Bk9SR57hioSqYg&nma=true&si=%2Bn7EJjqXN6fbVanLcMH1kfhr9cI%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Nevertheless, it is a fine thing to have gotten for free. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is some additional information on the great variety of Whitman editions:</p><p><a href="https://www.biblio.com/leaves-of-grass-by-whitman-walt/work/37794" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.biblio.com/leaves-of-grass-by-whitman-walt/work/37794" rel="nofollow">https://www.biblio.com/leaves-of-grass-by-whitman-walt/work/37794</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9490339, member: 8267"]Note that the seller on ABE is Rooke Books, so it is the same copy. Asking price is not always the best guide to value. Finding comparable copies that have sold is more helpful. For example, here is an earlier printing of the "deathbed edition" (1891-92) by McKay that sold on ebay for $150. [URL='https://www.ebay.com/itm/195733134050?hash=item2d929a9ae2%3Ag%3A-q0AAOSwzzNkG5Ep&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA8GgKmzy2bHYH1KXzt2d16KTsVx25UnyKBvh1fcK3dRJp5L0nZiPM%2BHsFIQVfYMBfYTK3uSYEmKwD5moYfciSaVV6Tf%2FnlrryoodUEnLikEg54W%2FSRNXVshwXVCwrAp5oHB1gfRHTBKFsWkmvtkhMLKUHYNgBnEM1QMTAAaTpELhMZrb9mDKC6jg7SEiWzbfRMlBf4EQGK6%2BnpiPU41KRPiIYBtlXMJKI4f1RVWixY8DfZFZM39%2FUUCKM3vZcFe2xh%2BIPEo38XVH9grctwuEmK3PImOn9dOMdZsmmj5xNMInlcxevx5dM%2FvZuczs06ydCEQ%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR57hioSqYg&nma=true&si=%252Bn7EJjqXN6fbVanLcMH1kfhr9cI%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557']https://www.ebay.com/itm/195733134050?hash=item2d929a9ae2:g:-q0AAOSwzzNkG5Ep&amdata=enc:AQAIAAAA8GgKmzy2bHYH1KXzt2d16KTsVx25UnyKBvh1fcK3dRJp5L0nZiPM+HsFIQVfYMBfYTK3uSYEmKwD5moYfciSaVV6Tf/nlrryoodUEnLikEg54W/SRNXVshwXVCwrAp5oHB1gfRHTBKFsWkmvtkhMLKUHYNgBnEM1QMTAAaTpELhMZrb9mDKC6jg7SEiWzbfRMlBf4EQGK6+npiPU41KRPiIYBtlXMJKI4f1RVWixY8DfZFZM39/UUCKM3vZcFe2xh+IPEo38XVH9grctwuEmK3PImOn9dOMdZsmmj5xNMInlcxevx5dM/vZuczs06ydCEQ==|tkp:Bk9SR57hioSqYg&nma=true&si=%2Bn7EJjqXN6fbVanLcMH1kfhr9cI%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557[/URL] Nevertheless, it is a fine thing to have gotten for free. :) Here is some additional information on the great variety of Whitman editions: [URL]https://www.biblio.com/leaves-of-grass-by-whitman-walt/work/37794[/URL][/QUOTE]
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