Melville, Herman

12mo. 6 pages of advertisements at end; a few early pages wrinkled, title-page with minor foxing and short tears at inner margin. Publisher's first binding: gray cloth, spine gilt-lettered, covers stamped with central publisher's device, orange-coated endpapers; cloth a bit faded, extremities rubbed with some snags and minor loss at head of spine. Half blue morocco slipcase, chemise.

B. L. De Forest (Christmas gift inscription from his grandmother on a front flyleaf, 25 December 1851)

BAL 13664; Grolier/American 60; Sadleir, Excursions 229

12mo. 6 pages of advertisements at end; a few early pages wrinkled, title-page with minor foxing and short tears at inner margin. Publisher's first binding: gray cloth, spine gilt-lettered, covers stamped with central publisher's device, orange-coated endpapers; cloth a bit faded, extremities rubbed with some snags and minor loss at head of spine. Half blue morocco slipcase, chemise.
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First edition; a very good copy, with absolutely solid hinges and an early ownership inscription.