WHITMAN, Walt. Leaves of Grass. Philadelphia: David McKay, 1891-92. ‘Deathbed Edition’, second issue, 8vo (212 x 135mm.) Engraved frontispiece with tissue-guard at p.29, 2 mounted photographs of Walt Whitman to initial blank, extra portrait plate mounted to front pastedown. (Toning, some leaves to rear trimmed, some spotting to last leaf.) Original green cloth, gilt lettering to spine, t.e.g. (extremities lightly bumped, gilt fading). Note: with Whitman’s 7-line recommendation to the copyright page indicating this be the definitive text for future publication. BAL’s binding C. The inscription, written a year after Whitman’s death, reads: ‘To Albert J. D., from Fred M., March 2nd 1893. ‘For the love of Comrades’. (Written with W.W.’s pen)’. Provenance: ‘Fred M.’ (gift inscribed from in ink to the second blank); ‘Albert J. D.’ (gift inscribed to on the second blank).