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Preface [to "Specimen Days"]: To the reader in the British Islands. Holograph, signed, undated.

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature

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Walt Whitman papers, 1854-1892

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Series I. Manuscripts

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Title
Preface [to "Specimen Days"]: To the reader in the British Islands. Holograph, signed, undated.
Names
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 (Creator)
Collection

Walt Whitman papers, 1854-1892

Series I. Manuscripts

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1887 (Inferred)
Library locations
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Whitman
Shelf locator: m.b. Whitman, S - Whitman, Walt Holographs
Genres
Manuscripts
Prefaces
Notes
Date: This preface was published in the British edition of Specimen Days (1882) which appeared in June 1887.
Physical Description
Manuscripts
Extent: 1 leaf
[1 written side] Came with Whitman's ALS to Ernest Rhys, March 8, 1887.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15520479
MSS Unit ID: 19100
Accession number: 2001150
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 57299920-2544-0130-e50c-58d385a7bbd0
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The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1819: Creator Born
  • 1887: Created
  • 1892: Creator Died
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Preface [to "Specimen Days"]: To the reader in the British Islands. Holograph, signed, undated." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1887. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6c6c6e40-8b79-0131-7d81-58d385a7bbd0

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Preface [to "Specimen Days"]: To the reader in the British Islands. Holograph, signed, undated." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6c6c6e40-8b79-0131-7d81-58d385a7bbd0

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1887). Preface [to "Specimen Days"]: To the reader in the British Islands. Holograph, signed, undated. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6c6c6e40-8b79-0131-7d81-58d385a7bbd0

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Preface [to "Specimen Days"]: To the reader in the British Islands. Holograph, signed, undated.