ID 967559
Lot 128 | Pierre
Estimate value
$ 3 000 – 5 000
Herman Melville, 1852
MELVILLE, Herman (1819-1891). Pierre; or the Ambiguities. New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1852.
First edition of Melville's seventh book, the story of Pierre Glendinning, his fiancée Lucy Tartan, and his illegitimate half-sister Isabel. Its poor reception, followed first by the equally unsuccessful Israel Potter and then The Confidence-Man, would represent the nadir of Melville's writing career. BAL 13666.
Octavo. Original purple cloth (spine a bit dulled, some rubbing and fading to covers); modern chemise and slipcase.
| Artist: | Herman Melville (1819 - 1891) |
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| Auction house category: | Printed books |
| Artist: | Herman Melville (1819 - 1891) |
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| Auction house category: | Printed books |
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