ID 1236307
Lot 77 | Moby-Dick
Estimate value
$ 15 000 – 25 000
First American edition, first binding, of Melville's masterpiece. The American edition contained some thirty-five passages not present in the English edition, which had preceded it by a month. The printed dedication to the 1851 whaling novel memorably reads: "In token of my admiration for his genius, this book is inscribed to Nathaniel Hawthorne." This copy is in the first binding with publisher's circular device and a heavy rule frame on both covers. BAL 13664 (binding A); Grolier American 60.
Octavo (186 x 120mm). 6 pp. of adverts at rear (some spotting, as usual). Original black cloth, publisher's circular device at center, dark orange coated endpapers (rebacked with original spine laid down, a little scuffing and wear to covers). Custom box.
| Artist: | Herman Melville (1819 - 1891) |
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| Place of origin: | USA |
| Auction house category: | Printed books |
| Artist: | Herman Melville (1819 - 1891) |
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| Place of origin: | USA |
| Auction house category: | Printed books |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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