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Verlag: Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1980
Anbieter: Time Tested Books, Sacramento, CA, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. "This volume is published by The Franklin LLibrary exclusively for subscribers to The 25th Anniversary Limited Edition of The Great Books Of The Western World" stated in both volumes. Date on title pages of both volumes. Fine leatherbound hardbacks. Only trivial, if any signs of age/wear/previous use.
Verlag: Random House, 1930
Anbieter: Griffin Books, Stamford, CT, USA
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hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1930 Rockwell Kent illustrated Random House issue printed at the Lakeside Press. Short gift note to flyleaf and missing the jacket. Otherwise tight and unmarked in decorated boards. Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal.
Verlag: Random House, New York, 1930
Anbieter: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, USA
Zustand: Near Fine. First Edition Thus. First edition thus. xxxii, 822pp, [6]. Bound in publisher's original black cloth elaborately stamped in silver on the upper board and spine. Near Fine with silver stamping vivid and sharp. Bumped corners. Light foxing and soiling to textblock edges. Small bookshop inkless emboss on front front endpaper, contents lightly tanned with musty odor. A handsome copy of Melville's classic, illustrated by Rockwell Kent.
Verlag: Random House, New York, 1930
Anbieter: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, USA
Verbandsmitglied: ABAA
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First Edition Thus. Thick octavo (18.5cm); black cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in silver on spine and front cover; dustjacket; xxxii,822,[8]pp; illus. Tipped onto the front endpaper is a drypoint illustration of a whaling ship at sea (measuring 5.25" x 6 6/8"), signed "Albert V. Sielke 30" in plate, and "A.V. Sielke 30" in pencil directly below. Base of spine gently nudged, else a fresh, Fine copy, with the decorative elements entirely unrubbed. Dustjacket shows some trivial wear, three tiny tears, and minute loss to upper corner tips, else a bright, fresh, copy, without toning or loss of color; Near Fine. First trade edition of Melville's novel illustrated by Rockwell Kent, following the three-volume Lakeside Press edition published the same year. One of the most iconic illustrated books of the 20th century, and a highpoint of Art Deco design and typography. A superior copy of a book that is almost always found well-worn. Tanselle, A Checklist of Editions of Moby Dick (1922-1951), No.18.
Verlag: The Lakeside Press, New York, 1930
Anbieter: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, USA
Signiert
Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition Thus. First edition thus, limited to 1,000 copies. Three volumes in publisher's acetate jackets, in aluminum slipcase. Presentation copy signed by Rockwell Kent on the front free end paper of Volume I, "Inscribed with affectionate friendship to Putzie - Rockwell Kent, 1950." Volumes II and III bear Rockwell Kent-illustrated bookplates of Marie Luise Hinrichs. Near Fine. Narrow strips of sunning to spine cloth at ends, light rubbing to cloth at extremities and light abrasions to black topstains. Pages toned and with offsetting from illustrations. Acetate wrappers are wrinkled and shrunken with age, as is typical, and show a bit of chipping and edge wear, with some separation starting between the acetate and a paper flap on both volumes II and III; acetate on volume II with light staining. Aluminum slipcase is lightly worn, bumped at top and bottom edge. A stunning presentation copy, inscribed by Kent, and with bookplates designed by him as well.