The first edition contained no table of contents, and none of the poems had a title. Early advertisements appealed to "lovers of literary curiosities" as an oddity. Sales of the book were few, but Whitman was not discouraged.
The first edition contained no table of contents, and none of the poems had a title. Early advertisements appealed to "lovers of literary curiosities" as an oddity. Sales of the book were few, but Whitman was not discouraged.