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Melville, Herman
Estimate
800 - 1,200 USD
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Description
- Melville, Herman
- Redburn: His First Voyage. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1849
- ink and paper
8vo. Publisher's blind-stamped blue cloth with gilt spine title. Usual intermittent spotting. Cloth rubbed with some exposure at corners and fraying to spine ends with a few spots of loss at tail. Cloth case.
Provenance
Old owner's ink signature to title, 19th century bookseller's ticket on pastedown ("W. Strickland Booksellers Mobile")
Literature
BAL 13660
Condition
see cataloguing
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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 and the preferred one in spite of the English edition preceding it for copyright purposes by about a month. In fact the English text was taken from American proofs while that of the New York edition was from the author's manuscript.