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Melville, Herman
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
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Moby-Dick; or, the Whale. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1851
8vo (7 1/2 x 5 in.; 191 x 127 mm). 6-page publisher's catalogue at the end; occasional minor foxing more severe on endpapers and title, notes on pale front endpapers including Newberry release note. Publisher's green "A" cloth, front and rear covers with heavy ruled frame and publisher's circular device in center, spine gilt-lettered, orange-coated endleaves, in a green cloth drop-box; final free endleaf lacking, corners torn, head and foot of spine with a few small tears, covers lightly rubbed, a few pale spots on upper cover, bookplate on front pastedown partially effaced.
8vo (7 1/2 x 5 in.; 191 x 127 mm). 6-page publisher's catalogue at the end; occasional minor foxing more severe on endpapers and title, notes on pale front endpapers including Newberry release note. Publisher's green "A" cloth, front and rear covers with heavy ruled frame and publisher's circular device in center, spine gilt-lettered, orange-coated endleaves, in a green cloth drop-box; final free endleaf lacking, corners torn, head and foot of spine with a few small tears, covers lightly rubbed, a few pale spots on upper cover, bookplate on front pastedown partially effaced.
Literature
BAL 13664; Sadleir Excursions 229
Condition
occasional minor foxing more severe on endpapers and title, notes on pale front endpapers including Newberry release note. Publisher's green "A" cloth, front and rear covers with heavy ruled frame and publisher's circular device in center, spine gilt-lettered, orange-coated endleaves, in a green cloth drop-box; final free endleaf lacking, corners torn, head and foot of spine with a few small tears, covers lightly rubbed, a few pale spots on upper cover, bookplate on front pastedown partially effaced.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
First American Edition. First binding, with the publisher's device stamped in blind on the covers. This edition contains thirty-five passages and the "Epilogue" omitted from the English edition which preceded it.