whitman, walt | two rivulets, including democratic vistas, centennial songs, and passage to india. camden, n.j.: (for the author), 1876 — Whitman, Walt

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Estimate: $1,000–$2,000 hammer
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Sale: Sotheby's — Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including the Olympic Manifesto, New York · 18 December 2019
Record ID: TB-2026-4803871
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Whitman, Walt. 1819-1892., whitman, walt | two rivulets, including democratic vistas, centennial songs, and passage to india. camden, n.j.: (for the author), 1876. Sotheby's, 18 Dec 2019, lot 97. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4803871.

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Whitman, Walt. 1819-1892., whitman, walt | two rivulets, including democratic vistas, centennial songs, and passage to india. camden, n.j.: (for the author), 1876. Sotheby's, 18 Dec 2019, lot 97. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4803871.

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From the same sale Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including the Olympic Manifesto · Dec 2019

Lot	Artist	Estimate
stevens, wallace \| ideas of order. new york: alcestis press, 1935	—	$2,000–$3,000
mao zhu xi yu lu [quotations of chairman mao]. [shenyang military dis…	[mao Zedong.]	$15,000–$20,000
bateman, james \| the orchidaceae of mexico and guatemala. london: j. …	—	$60,000–$80,000
thoreau, henry david \| the maine woods. boston: ticknor and fields, 1864	Thoreau, Henry David. 1817-1862.	$2,000–$3,000
hemingway, ernest \| three stories & ten poems. paris: contact publish…	Hemingway, Ernest. 1899-1961.	$15,000–$20,000
dickens, charles \| great expectations. london: chapman & hall, 1861	Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870.	$5,000–$7,000

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Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
Whitman, Walt. 1819-1892.	The Complete Writings of Walt Whitman. New York: G.P. Putnam	$1,402	Bonhams, Jun 2019
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Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870.	Autograph letter signed ('Charles Dickens') to Frederic Ouvr		Christie's, Jul 2024
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Hemingway, Ernest. 1899-1961.	Hemingway, Ernest. The Spanish Earth. J.B. Savage Company, 1		Bonhams, Jun 2022

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