Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

£12,500
Author

Herman Melville

Reference

1462

[5], vi-xxiii, [2], 2-634pp, [8]. Original blue-green cloth, title, author and publisher in gilt to spine with publisher's circular blind stamp to centre of covers, orange endpapers

Rebacked, with original back strip laid down, gilt to spine has largely been retouched (ie. bands to head, title, and author). Back strip lightly stained. Internally lightly browned and lightly foxed throughout, but nothing too obtrusive

Housed in a very good morocco backed drop back box, made by Asprey & Garrard. BAL 13664 (noting a variety of cloth and endpaper colours)

Year

1851

Condition

Good

Edition

First Edition

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