Moby Dick

Harper & Brothers, 1851 First American Edition; first binding; with the original cloth bound in blue from the publisher. In the Melville bibliography, this would be the blue "A" cloth, the true first American edition and most desirable copy for a collector. Many copies of this first edition were burned in a fire, and the remaining copies tend to be re-bound. This rare first edition is one of the surviving copies still in the original cloth, untouched. The book has some foxing mainly effecting the first few pages and the endpapers. The boards have some wear to the corners and edges. The spine ends have some light fraying. Otherwise, the book is quite lovely. Besides the previous owner's early signature, the book is clean. There is no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. The binding is tight, and the book is one of the nicer copies that you will find on the market with the original first printing binding. Overall, a collectable copy of this first edition housed in custom clamshell for preservation. We buy Melville First Editions.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1851. First American Edition; preceded slightly by the English edition, although this edition has numerous additions to that text. Publisher’s green cloth; stamped in gilt and in blind; first binding, although this cataloguer has never seen either of the later two bindings in the wild. Some fading and wear; foxed (as seems inevitable); faded contemporary owner’s inscription on the front free endpaper; bookplate of author and collector Carolyn Wells. The final 50 or so leaves are marginally waterstained at the lower corners, far from any text; bottom corners of the three advertising leaves slightly chipped, likewise not near any printing. Overall, a good copy of a book often found repaired, rebacked, restored or otherwise suffering from previous owners’ good or bad intentions. In a custom quarter-morocco clamshell box (corners frayed).

New York: Harper and Bros, 1851. First edition. xiii, [i], 634, [2] pp., + 6 pp. of publisher's advertisements at end. 8vo. Publisher's blue cloth, stamped in blind and title in gilt on the spine, marbled endpapers. Some fraying to cloth at spine ends, discoloration and staining to covers, foxing to text as usual. In a custom cloth clamshell box. First edition. xiii, [i], 634, [2] pp., + 6 pp. of publisher's advertisements at end. 8vo. A.E. Newton Copy with Bibliographic Note by C.B. Tinker. The A. Edward Newton copy of the first American edition. Moby-Dick is "a book that has no equal in American literature for variety and splendor of style and for depth of feeling" (DAB). The American edition followed the English by a month and contains some thirty-five passages and an epilogue which were excluded in the English edition. A. Edward Newton, a prolific collector and author, helped popularize Melville's work in the 20th century in his 1928 work The Book-Collecting Game, and he included the novel in his list of "One Hundred Good Novels," calling it "one of the finest pieces of literature in the English language." Along with the rare first English edition (The Whale), Newton's 1941 Parke-Bernet sale featured two copies of Moby-Dick: one in red cloth, and the present copy in blue cloth with the rare grey and yellow marbled endpapers. With a manuscript note in pencil on the verso of the front free endpaper by the Yale Sterling Professor of Literature and noted bibliophile Chauncey Brewster Tinker, "These endpapers are similar to those in my copy and I believe them correct. C.B. Tinker." BAL 13664; Grolier American 60; Johnson High Spots 57. Provenance: Goodwin Colier (signature on flyleaf) - Alfred Edward Newton (1864-1940, American author and book collector; bookplate, his sale, Parke-Bernet, May 1941, lot 731)

First American Edition. A book with well detailed literary significance. Copies always available, but seldom seen with any sort of additional historical significance. Jim Morrison certainly qualifies as a significant figure, influencing countless artists and fans across the globe to this day. A poetic spirit that made an important mark on Rock n' Roll, he loved reading and often spoke of its power. This copy was with him during his last days in Paris (removed from his flat after his untimely death and kept with his long time girlfriend's family). One can certainly deduce that he handled this copy a fair amount of time and definitely treasured it as a key book in literary history.**** Original publisher's brown cloth, first issue binding complete with 6 pp publisher's ads at rear. Re-backed with original spine laid down, an extra gathering inserted by the original binder, some wear here and there particularly to spine ends, scattered light foxing but overall a very sound, tight copy and remarkably clean inside. Owner signature at front endpaper dated 1890.**** Prettier copies are out there, and even though I live in LA or maybe because I live in LA, I'll take the girl with depth of soul over the ubiquitous superficially attractive ones.*** Why do we pursue such an odd course of action as book collecting? To be the temporary safe keepers of history and something meaningful to our trifling existence. As a friend and all around good guy once told me; it's about the vibrations of history. When you hold this book, you may find it difficult to keep your hands steady. If you're in the market for Moby Dick or generally a flat out cool book, why not pick up a copy owned by someone that had a hell of an influence on millions? ******For even better pricing, visit our website at http://annirocbooks.wixsite.com/anniroc**********

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1851. First edition, first issue binding. Octavo, original publisher's cloth, original orange endpapers. An unrestored very good example with some of a few small chips to the foot of the spine and some of the usual foxing. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A completely unrestored example to this cornerstone in American literature. Initially panned by critics and readers when published in 1851, "in the 20th century Moby Dick would be rediscovered and acknowledged as possibly the greatest of all American novels" (Chronology of American Literature).

MELVILLE, Herman. Moby-Dick; or, the Whale. Original blindstamped blue cloth. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1851. First edition. BAL 13664, second binding without publisher's device. Grolier American, 60. A very good copy, professionally rebacked with original spine expertly laid down, housed in full blue morocco solander case with inner chemise. "Moby-Dick is the great conundrum book. Is it a profound allegory, with the white whale the embodiment of moral evil, or merely the finest story of the sea ever written? Whichever it is, now rediscovered, it stirs and stimulates each succeeding generation, whether reading it for pleasure or with a scalpel. Within its pages can be found the sounds and scents, the very flavor, of the maritime life of our whaling ancestors"--Grolier.

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1851. First Edition. Hardcover. A firm, unsophisticated copy of Melville's masterpiece, preceded by a three-volume London edition a month earlier. The American edition was 3000 copies, but the book sold poorly, and many unsold copies were reputedly destroyed in a warehouse fire in 1854. BAL 13664. GROLIER AMERICAN 60. Octavo (19cm); Blanck's first binding of slate A cloth with embossed circular publisher's device to front and rear boards; [i-xxiv], [1]-[635] + 6pp. publisher's ads. Original orange-coated endpapers. A good, unrestored copy. Spine has faded to tan, with consequent dulling to gilt; small losses to cloth at spine ends, joints and board edges, with one small, old inexpert repair to cloth at base of spine. Front free endpaper with a ca. 1/2" abrasion, apparently the result of an ill-advised erasure, which has further suffered an undignified later attempt at re-coloring. Scattered foxing within, but text generally fresh and tight. Bookplate of Miriam Dyer-Bennett to front pastedown. In custom morocco and marbled paper clamshell box.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1851. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Original pebble-grained red cloth with gilt spine lettering and blind-embossed rules and front board publisher's device. xxiii, 635pp, (6pp ads). Good plus. Internally a sound "Very good," as it's internally tight and unrestored, showing only mild sporadic age toning and occasional light foxing; binding is sound and decent, with exposed tips; somewhat rough spine has had 1" X 1" excision archivally and discretely restored and chipped spine head and tail archivally rebuilt (see images); pencilled 1852 ownership signature on inner flyleaf. A tight, presentable and quite handleable first U.S. edition, first issue, of this giant of 19th century literature. One of only 3000 U.S. copies, the American edition -- preceded by the 2-volume English version one month prior -- met with little fanfare, and supposedly many unsold copies were destroyed in an 1854 warehouse fire. Original terra cotta endpapers. Despite wear this is a respectable copy, appropriately priced. BAL 13664.

First Edition, First Printing. The book is bound in the publisher's ORIGINAL brown cloth with some expert repair. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and minor wear to the edges. The pages are clean with some discoloration and a previous owner's stamp to the front endpaper. A lovely copy housed in a custom clamshell slipcase for preservation. Trades and offers considered.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1851. 12mo. (7 3/8 x 4 7/8 inches). xxiii, [1], 635, [1], [6]pp. Publisher's ads in the rear. Foxing. Publisher's red cloth, cover bordered in blind and with central Harper & Brother's circular stamp in blind, spine lettered in gilt, rebacked retaining the original spine, original brown/orange coated endpapers. Housed in a cloth box. Rare first American edition of arguably the greatest work in American literature. The first American edition followed the three-volume English edition by a month and contained some thirty-five passages which had been edited out of the English edition. "[Melville's] great book, Moby Dick, was a complete practical failure, misunderstood by the critics and ignored by the public; and in 1853 the Harpers' fire destroyed the plates of all of his books and most of the copies remaining in stock [only about sixty copies survived the fire] ... Melville's permanent fame must always rest on the great prose epic of Moby Dick, a book that has no equal in American literature for variety and splendor of style and for depth of feeling" (Dictionary of American Biography). "Moby Dick is the great conundrum-book. Is it a profound allegory with the white whale the embodiment of moral evil, or merely the finest story of the sea ever written?" (Grolier, American). This example complete with the six pages of advertisements in the rear and in the publisher's red "A" cloth. BAL 13664; Grolier American 60; Johnson High Spots 57; Wright II:1701.

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1851. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition. xxiv, 635 pp. In three quarter green leather binding over marbled boards, bound by Zaehnsdorf. Leather spine sunned, rubbed and lightly worn along edges. Bound without ads. Inner front hinge slightly cracked. Internally bright and clean with hardly any foxing; top edge of title page restored, contents else near fine. A difficult, linguistically-innovative fever dream of a novel, which has been hailed as America's greatest contribution to world literature. BAL 13664.

17/12/1991-08/12/92. Edition: 1. softcover. 166-178! DIE BUCHRÜCKEN-ÜBERRASCHUNG 1992! - DONALD DUCK

Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1930. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition thus. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Three volumes. Folio. Tiny light stains on a couple of the front endpapers, nominal rubbing at the spine ends, still fine in fine aluminum slipcase. Lacking the original acetate dustwrappers, this copy came to us with early glassine dustwrappers. Limited to 1000 sets. Illustrated by Kent with 280 magnificent woodcuts, this is considered to be his masterpiece and is a landmark of 20th Century book illustration. The book gained its nickname, "Fish in a Can", for its unusual aluminum slipcase (and yes, we know a whale isn't a fish).

Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1930. Fabric. F. Rockwell Kent. 1 of 1000

LAKESIDE PRESS, 1930-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Moby Dick or The Whale by Herman Melville, Illustrated by Rockwell Kent First limited deluxe edition, one of 1,000 copies, of the first illustrated version of Moby Dick. The illustrations include the innovative black title page and remarkable full page black and white pen, brush and ink drawings by Rockwell Kent. Widely considered to be an iconic publication with 300 illustrations. Black beveled edged covers with art deco silver pictorial stamping and spine lettering top stained, fore and bottom edge uncut. Tight and unmarked missing the original jackets and aluminum slipcase. Some offsetting as to be expected. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos.

Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1930. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Rockwell Kent. Large Quartos. Three Volume Set in Original Aluminum Slipcase; lacks the glassine wrappers. Hardbacks bound in black cloth with beveled edges and with cover designs in silver. The bindings show some rubbing and wear about the edges. The feet of the spines are rubbed, and the cloth is frayed with some chipping at the feet of the spines on Volumes I & II. The spines are very faintly faded. There is rubbing to the front cover of Volume I. There is a small nick or spot of abrasion on the very bottom edge of the rear board of Volume I. The inner hinges are secure, and the text is mostly clean. There is a brown damp spot in the gutter of Volume III near the foot (goes about 5/8 of an inch on either side of the gutter). This is evident on the endpapers and retreats after each page, nearly vanishing around page 12/13. Partly unopened. One of the most important American illustrated works of the early 20th century. Rockwell Kent's woodcut illustrations are bold and perfect for the work. The raised whale tails on the spines are reminiscent of the designs to Melville's original Triple Decker. This first illustrated edition was limited to 1000 sets, and sets are often found lacking the aluminum slipcase. Scarce.

First edition thus (First Putnam's Sons UK edition) 1901. Original blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and pale blue and white design. Introduction by Louis Becke; illustrated by A. Burnham Shute; contains Chapter 25 and Epilogue. 545pp; 8vo;

New York: Random House. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1930. 1st thus. Hardcover. A near fine first trade edition. Black cloth with stamped silver . Spine ends just slightly softened, previous owner name to ffep. Glue darkening slightly at endpages. The original jacket in mylar is very slightly dampstained to spine, with a small chip to spine head. No mention of Melville on jacket. A bright, tight, square copy in original jacket. ; Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

[Brattleboro, VT]: Limited Editions Club, 1943. Hardcover. The leather is still supple with solid coloring. The spines are faded with some wear to the tips, and there's slight edgewear but much less than normally encountered. Very Good, lacking the slipcase. A better example than most copies offered for sale. Boardman Robinson. Two quarto volumes (7-1/2" x 10") bound in full dark sheepskin with gilt lettering on the spines. Copy #818 of 1000 with color and black-and-white plates after paintings by Boardman Robinson and SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. One of the most difficult books of the press to obtain in decent condition because of the tendency of the leather to dry. When copies are seen, usually the binding is so dry it is crumbling. The limitation of 1000 copies is not stated, nor is the typical limitation of 1500 copies stated, but a letter from the publisher, George Macy, to a subscriber in another copy we handled explained the limitation (not included here). Note from the publisher, though not the Monthly Letter, laid in.

Random House, 1930. First Thus. Full-Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket. Kent, Rockwell. First thus. Spine and edges lightly rubbed, tiny split starting along front of spine head. 1930 Full-Leather. We have more books available by this author!. xxxi, 822, [6] pp. 8vo. Finely rebound in full red morocco with gilt title, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Numerous woodcut illustrations by Rockwell Kent throughout. A particularly sought-after edition of Melville's famous 'tale of the whale'.

Very Good. Used book in very good condition. Some cover wear, may contain a few marks. 100% guaranteed. 021919

London: Folio Society. LIMITED EDITION, number 171 of 1,150 numbered copies. Herman Melville's (1819-1891) masterpiece Moby Dick; or The Whale, first published as The Whale in London in October 1851, has been called the greatest book of the ea ever written. A true classic for the ages. Folio Society fine press book in two volumes and presentation case. Type set in fournier at the Folio Society, printed on abbey woven paper by Memminger Mediencentrum, Memmigen, Germany and bound by Real Lachenmaier, Germany. Text volume in Wright's smooth grain letter with stunning silver and white block with a design based on an illustration by Rockwell Kent. Two Volumes, Both books and case are Fine, NEVER Read. Text volume in black publisher's leather with silver and white whale illustration on board, silver top edge, silver satin place marker, 768 pages with 280 fantastic black and white illustrations. Commentary Volume by Harold Beaver in black buckram with silver titles is 312 pages. Black cloth bound solander case with silver lettering to spine. Volumes are 9.25 inches height by 6.75 inches in width. ALL Fine, NO previous owner name or bookplate. Exceptionally Clean and Most Presentable. Professionally shipped. . Fine. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 2009.

1977. Edition: 1. 503 Relief zum Selbstgießen und Bemalen / Des reliefs à couler et à colorier / Reliefs you can cast and paint yourself ASTERIX ŒUND SEINE FREUNDE / ŒET SES COPAINS / ŒAND HIS CHUMS

Signet Classics. MASS MARKET PAPERBACK. 0451511182 Very Good Condition. Has some wear. Five star seller - Buy with confidence! . Very Good.

Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers, 1983-02. Paperback. Good.

Kidsbooks, 1995-01-01. GRANDES CLASSICOS JUVENIS. Hardcover. Used:Good.

Limited Editions Club, 1943. Limited. hardcover. very good. Boardman Robinson. With an introduction by Clifton Fadiman and illustrations by Boardman Robinson including numerous full page plates, some color mounted. 2 volumes. 4to, full black leather (spines slightly faded to brown and with one nick on first volume), marbled board slipcase, edgeworn. N.P.: The Limited Editions Club, 1943. A very good clean copy. Limited edition - number 885 of [1000] copies, signed by the illustrator.

Limited Editions Club, 1943. Book. Illus. by Boardman Robinson. Good. Black Leather. Signed by Artist. Limited/Numbered. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Melville's classic novel of obsession and revenge. Introduction by Clifton Fadiman. xxi, 615 pp in two volumes with illustrations by Boardman Robinson. Bound in black leather with gilt lettering. Marbled slipcase. This copy is number 238. Signed by artist Robinson. Slipcase sunned with recent repairs along all edges. Spines of both volumes sunned to brown, cracked and chipped with recent qualtiy archival repairs. Contents clean, bright and securely bound. Barking Dog Books and Art LLC has been an independent bookseller online since 2002. Orders are processed promptly, carefully packed, and shipped with delivery confirmation..

1960?. Edition: 1. hardcover. mit Mängeln, z.B. verschmutzt, abgegriffen, Kanten abgestoßen o.a.. 860

Steck-Vaughn, 1983. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.

THE EASTON PRESS. Hardcover. 0840769008 Very Good Condition. Has some wear. Five star seller - Buy with confidence! . Very Good.

Limited Editions Club, 1943. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Boardman Robinson. Signed by Illustrator(s). Two volumes in original slipcase, full black leather, 10 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches, copy number 419 of [1000] copies, introduction by Clifton Fadiman, illustrated with lithographs by Boardman Robinson, signed by the illustrator on colophon, LEC monthly letter laid in; spines faded to brown with some rubbing and tiny nicks, light tide mark to bottom rear corner of Volume II and a little ripple to the bottom edge at corner of last 25 or so pages, else internally clean, bright and sound, marbled slipcase shelf worn and wearing through at open edges, top edge browned, starting to split at one bottom edge.

1978. Edition: 1. softcover. mit Mängeln, z.B. verschmutzt, abgegriffen, Kanten abgestoßen o.a.. 113 Maloftege! SCHICKSALE VON DER STRAßE DER LIEBE

University of California Press. Hardcover. 0520045491 New Condition. . New.

University of California Press. Hardcover. 0520045491 Like New Condition. . Fine.

Boston: Dana Estes and Company. Collectible - Acceptable. Boston: Dana Estes and Company 1892. 5.75x8" Blue cloth hardcover with silver lettering and light blue and white illustration on front cover and spine.545pp. Includes B&W frontis. No dust jacket. Cover corners worn, spine ends torn. Front end page and half title page detached. Front paste down torn along hinge. Owner's name inside.

Northwestern University Press. Hardcover. 0810102684 New Condition. . New.

Northwestern University Press. Hardcover. 0810102684 Like New Condition. . Fine.

Grosset and Dunlap, 1925. hardback. very good condition in green cloth and in a dust jacket with a bit of edgewear, an inch closed tear on the top of the front and some soiling to the spine and rear, - there is a pen gift inscription on the frontpiece verso .

1981-08-01. New. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. Buy with confidence, excellent customer service!

2009-06-09. Good. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May not contain Access Codes or Supplements. May be ex-library. Shipping & Handling by region. Buy with confidence, excellent customer service!

Cyber Classics Inc. Used - Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside.

Wadsworth Publishing, 2004-07-13. Paperback. Good.

New York: Random House. 1930. First Edition in this Format. Hardcover. Condition is Very Good- in boards. A few bumps to edges of boards, wear to silver decorations on covers. Toning and a few smudges to interior, mostly to end papers. Owner name to front end page. Text is clean and unmarked. Illustrated throughout. First Rockwell Kent trade edition. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1942. Thick Tall 8vo. [10], 540 pp. Colour-illustrated title, colour frontisp., 10 colour plates. Black cloth, gilt lettering on spine, w/ d.j. cover art by Schaeffer, (minor chipping head of spine, 1 very small closed tear, slight foxing), NF/VG copy. Early Mead Schaeffer illustrated edition of this American maritime classic. This Melville title was one of a series of books he was commissioned to illustrated by Dodd Mead, beginning at the age of 24, and would also include Typee, Omoo, the Count of Monte Cristo, and Les Miserables. Scarce in the original dustjacket.

2008-05-17. Good. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May not contain Access Codes or Supplements. May be ex-library. Shipping & Handling by region. Buy with confidence, excellent customer service!

1995-04-02. New. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. Buy with confidence, excellent customer service!

1982-06-07. Good. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May not contain Access Codes or Supplements. May be ex-library. Shipping & Handling by region. Buy with confidence, excellent customer service!

2001-09-04. New. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. Buy with confidence, excellent customer service!

New York: Random House. Hardcover. This is a wonderful copy of the first illustrated edition with lovely woodcut illustrations by Rockwell Kent. Without dust-jacket. The volume is square, tight and bright with no bumping or fading to the black boards with silver lettering. There is a very neatly written gift inscription in the year of publication on the front endpaper.A very special copy of this classic. Ships immediately from Oregon in a well padded box. . Fine.