1930. scarce in this condition.
illustrated by rockwell kent.
new york: the modern library. 5.5 x 8.25 inches. 822 pages. hardcover. bound in misty cloth-covered boards. book condition: owners inscription to front free-endpaper. else fine. jacket condition: lightest shelf-wear. unclipped. near fine. a very collectible copy.
illustrated edition, 1931.
chicago: the john c. winston company. 6.5 x 8.75 inches. 414 pages. hardcover. bound in green cloth-covered boards with pictorial paper onlay pasted to front cover. book condition: gentle rubbing, bumping, and edgewear. minor blistering to cloth on back cover. very good++.
modern library illustrated edition, circa 1930.
"call me ishmael."
a tale of obsession set against the vast, indifferent sea. generally regarded as melville's magnum opus and one of the greatest american novels.
first published in london in 1851 as "the whale" and a month later in new.....