Moby Dick
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. First Edition Thus, First Scribner's Edition. First edition thus, first Scribner's edition - published in 1899. The first edition was published by Harper and Brothers in 1851. Measuring approximately 7.5" x 5", with 492 numbered pages.
This book is in good plus condition. Minor surface wear and staining to the original cloth boards. Both hinges are cracked. Water damage visible at the fore edge of the textblock, most noticeable at the right edge of the title page. Previous owner's name erased from the front endpaper.
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale is an 1851 epic novel by American writer Herman Melville. The book is centered on the sailor Ishmael's narrative of the maniacal quest of Ahab, captain of the whaling ship Pequod, for vengeance against Moby Dick, the giant white sperm whale that bit off his leg on the ship's previous voyage.
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Inventory # (O12-58). Item #6850
Price: $750.00