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WHITMAN CONCEIVES NOVEMBER BOUGHS. WHITMAN, WALT. 1819-1892. Autograph Letter Signed ('Walt Whit...
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WHITMAN CONCEIVES NOVEMBER BOUGHS. WHITMAN, WALT. 1819-1892. Autograph Letter Signed ('Walt Whitman') to John Burroughs on his conception for November Boughs and his Lincoln lectures, 2 pp, 253 x 203 mm, Camden, March 18, 1886, with original autograph transmittal envelope. Provenance: The Estelle Doheny Collection, sold her sale, Part V, New York, February 21, 1989, lot 2210. A WONDERFUL, LONG, LITERARY WHITMAN LETTER MENTIONING EMERSON, THE CONCEPT FOR NOVEMBER BOUGHS AND THE DEATH OF LINCOLN TALKS. In a long letter to Burroughs, Whitman returns with apologies Burroughs's 'three vols of Emerson so long detained - deepest apologies for not returning them before....' He continues discussing a number of literary concerns, including importantly his concept for November Boughs: 'I am not writing any thing. Have a small screed of three or four pages to appear in AT Rice's forthcoming Reminiscences of Lincoln, but I consider it unworthy the theme. James Redpath, who manages things for ATR, has been very good to me - persistently so - & it is to his urgency I have responded. Have not yet finished the Army Hospital article for the Century, but intend to do so forthwith ... Have read my Death of Abraham Lincoln paper twice this spring, on applications ($25 and $30) - got along with it rather slowly, but didnt break down, & seems to have given a sort of satisfaction. Want to scoop up what I have (poems and prose) of the last MSS since 1881 and '2, & put in probably 200 page book (or somewhat less) to be called perhaps November Boughs....' After another collapse in 1888, Whitman resumed work on November Boughs, with the invaluable assistance of Traubel who shepherded proofs to and from the printer and acted as business manager. The final work appeared in late 1888, including his important 140 page preface in which he reflects on his career, and admits that although Leaves of Grass was never a financial success, he had always intended it as an experiment. The 60 short poems appeared under the heading 'Sands at Seventy,' and were then incorporated into LEaves of Grass. His 'Death of Abraham Lincoln' paper would be performed twice more in 1886, making for four times through the year, his most frequent performances. He also acknowledges his earlier debt to James Redpath who helped raise money for Whitman's hospital work during the Civil War, and would continue to publish his writings. A rich Whitman letter touching on a number of important literary matters. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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WHITMAN CONCEIVES NOVEMBER BOUGHS. WHITMAN, WALT. 1819-1892. Autograph Letter Signed ('Walt Whitman') to John Burroughs on his conception for November Boughs and his Lincoln lectures, 2 pp, 253 x 203 mm, Camden, March 18, 1886, with original autograph transmittal envelope. Provenance: The Estelle Doheny Collection, sold her sale, Part V, New York, February 21, 1989, lot 2210. A WONDERFUL, LONG, LITERARY WHITMAN LETTER MENTIONING EMERSON, THE CONCEPT FOR NOVEMBER BOUGHS AND THE DEATH OF LINCOLN TALKS. In a long letter to Burroughs, Whitman returns with apologies Burroughs's 'three vols of Emerson so long detained - deepest apologies for not returning them before....' He continues discussing a number of literary concerns, including importantly his concept for November Boughs: 'I am not writing any thing. Have a small screed of three or four pages to appear in AT Rice's forthcoming Reminiscences of Lincoln, but I consider it unworthy the theme. James Redpath, who manages things for ATR, has been very good to me - persistently so - & it is to his urgency I have responded. Have not yet finished the Army Hospital article for the Century, but intend to do so forthwith ... Have read my Death of Abraham Lincoln paper twice this spring, on applications ($25 and $30) - got along with it rather slowly, but didnt break down, & seems to have given a sort of satisfaction. Want to scoop up what I have (poems and prose) of the last MSS since 1881 and '2, & put in probably 200 page book (or somewhat less) to be called perhaps November Boughs....' After another collapse in 1888, Whitman resumed work on November Boughs, with the invaluable assistance of Traubel who shepherded proofs to and from the printer and acted as business manager. The final work appeared in late 1888, including his important 140 page preface in which he reflects on his career, and admits that although Leaves of Grass was never a financial success, he had always intended it as an experiment. The 60 short poems appeared under the heading 'Sands at Seventy,' and were then incorporated into LEaves of Grass. His 'Death of Abraham Lincoln' paper would be performed twice more in 1886, making for four times through the year, his most frequent performances. He also acknowledges his earlier debt to James Redpath who helped raise money for Whitman's hospital work during the Civil War, and would continue to publish his writings. A rich Whitman letter touching on a number of important literary matters. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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