ID 797265
Lot 627 | White Jacket, remainder issue
Estimate value
$ 3 000 – 5 000
The remainder issue of White Jacket, comprised of unsold sheets from the first edition and issued in a single volume with cancel title dated 1853. Though perhaps Bentley's remainder issue of White Jacket is the most common of Melville remainders, it is still scarce, with ABPC recording only five copies in the last 40 years. BAL 13661, note.
Thick octavo. Original red cloth (rebacked with original spine laid down, some soiling to cloth, wear at tips). Custom clamshell box.
| Place of origin: | United Kingdom |
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| Auction house category: | Printed books |
| Place of origin: | United Kingdom |
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| Auction house category: | Printed books |
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