Editions of Leaves of Grass Collection Metadata Dublin Core Title Editions of Leaves of Grass Description The editions of Leaves of Grass published during Whitman's lifetime: Brooklyn, 1855 (1st edition) Brooklyn, 1856 (2nd edition) Boston, 1860-61 (3rd edition) New York, 1867 (4th edition) Washington, D.C., 1871 (5th edition) [London, 1873] (pirated edition) Camden, 1876 ("Centennial edition") Camden, 1876 ("Author's edition") Boston, 1881-‘82 ("Banned in Boston") [Philadelphia, 1889] ("Birthday edition") Phiadelphia, 1891-'92 ("Deathbed edition") With a few early editions. Creator Walt Whitman Collection: Editions of Leaves of Grass Sort by: Title Creator Date Added / 2 pages Leaves of Grass. Philadelphia, [1896]. Walt Whitman [1896] Leaves of Grass. Washington, D.C., 1871. Walt Whitman 1871 Leaves of Grass. Brooklyn, New York, 1856. Walt Whitman 1856 Leaves of Grass [Philadelphia, 1889]. Walt Whitman [1889] Leaves of Grass. Brooklyn, New York, 1855. Walt Whitman 1855 Leaves of Grass. Brooklyn, New York, 1855. Walt Whitman 1855 Leaves of Grass. New York, 1867. Walt Whitman 1867 Leaves of Grass. [Philadelphia, 1889]. Whitman, Walt [1889] Leaves of Grass. Boston, 1881-82. Walt Whitman 1881-‘82 [1881] Leaves of Grass. [London, 1873]. Walt Whitman 1872 [i.e. 1873]