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WHITE JACKET; OR, THE WORLD IN A MAN-OF-WAR by Melville, Herman:
London: Richard Bentley, 1853.. Two volumes. Modern three quarter calf and marbled boards, in 19th century style, gilt labels, edges rough trimmed. But for some very isolated minor foxing and a few negligible marginal smudges, a very good set. No half- titles are called for. First edition, second issue, with the cancel titles dated "1853." The original London printing, which preceded the U.S. edition by two months, consisted of only one thousand sets. As a consequence of their tepid sales, in 1853 Bentley bound up remaining sets of sheets of this title, of REDBURN, and of THE WHALE in several forms of remainder cloth bindings, including two-and three- volumes in one format, with cancel titles bearing the new date. In the remainder format, both due to the somewhat smaller quantities issued thus, as well as to the exceptionally vulnerable multi-volume in one format, they are much less often seen than the primary issues. BAL 13661. SADLEIR (EXCURSIONS), p. 227-8.
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