Schoff, S.A. (Stephen Alonzo), 1818-1904

Scope and Contents https://whitmanarchive.org/criticism/current/anc.00150.html For the first time the publisher's name appears prominently on the title page. Though the edition was actually published in 1860, the title page asserts that the edition was published in the "Year 85 of The States. / (1860⋏61)," indicating Whitman's decision to use a new American calendar and date his publications from the Declaration of Independence. The book features a new frontispiece engraving of Whitman produced by...