Moby Dick or the Whale
Easton Press, Norwalk Connecticut, (1977). Easton Press, 1977, The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written: Collect. Fully-bound in richly black leather with raised bands and gilt lettering on spine and covers. Moby-Dick; or, The Whale is a novel by American writer Herman Melville, published in 1851 during the period of the American Renaissance Sailor Ishmael tells the story of the obsessive quest of Ahab, captain of the whaler the Pequod, for revenge on Moby Dick, the white whale which on the previous whaling voyage destroyed his ship and severed his leg at the knee. In very good condition. Fully-bound in richly black leather with raised bands and gilt lettering on spine and covers. All Edges / no dj as issued. Item #biblio607
Easton Press, 1977, The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written: Collector's Edition. In very good condition. Fully-bound in richly black leather with raised bands and gilt lettering on spine and covers. All Edges Gilt. Green Silk Endpapers. Blue Silk Ribbon Bookmark. , Accented in 22kt gold, printed on archival paper. Smyth sewing & concealed muslin joints. Illustrations by Boardman Robinson. Owner's ex Libris on front endpaper. Very slight rubbing of gilt lettering to top, front cover.
Price: $175.00