Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first THUS hardcover edition, first printing of Moby Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville. Edition unstated, 1976 Norton. First Printing with complete number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Black and white art and a tinted frontispiece.
The book is in Very Good condition with clean, bright boards, strong title ink on a straight spine, a few marks on page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, rolled spine ends, . The interior of the book is in Very Good condition with full page discolorations on the front and rear paste down and mostly hidden by the jacket flaps. No other marks, inscriptions or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Very Good condition with a sunned spine, moderate surface and heavy edge wear, chips , tears and gaps. First state jacket with no price on the front flap as issued. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Widely considered one of the great American novels, Herman Melville’s masterpiece went largely unread during his lifetime and was out of print at the time of his death in 1891. Called the greatest book about the sea ever written by D.H. Lawrence, Moby Dick features detailed descriptions of whale hunting and whale oil extraction as well as beautiful, incisive writing on race, class, religion, art, and society. The story, loosely based on a real whaling shipwreck, features the unforgettable, vengeful Captain Ahab, who obsessively hunts a great white whale who bit his leg off below the knee.
Large volume ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
