THE STORMY PETREL AND THE WHALE: SOME ORIGINS OF MOBY-DICK
by Jaffe, David
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About This Item
Baltimore: Printed by Port City Press, 1976. Near fine (price sticker removed from back cover, faint initials on title page; otherwise fine with no other markings) in heavy paper covers. No dust jacket as issued. A reprint with some changes of three articles previously published in literary journals, illustrated by some very fine engravings. 76 pages including bibliography and notes. Scholarly and interesting studies of unexpected connections to Moby Dick. 1885 photograph (postcard) of Melville laid in. . 1st Edition. Paperback. Illus. by Steel plate engravings.
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- Bookseller
- Barbara Bilson Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003724
- Title
- THE STORMY PETREL AND THE WHALE: SOME ORIGINS OF MOBY-DICK
- Author
- Jaffe, David
- Illustrator
- Steel plate engravings
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Printed by Port City Press
- Place of Publication
- Baltimore
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- Melville, Moby Dick
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- Reprint
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