Moby-Dick, Or, the Whale

New York: W.W. Norton, 1976. First edition thus; first printing (full number line). Quarto in color illus jacket; xix, 585 pages: illustrations; 25 cm; bibliographical references. Deckled fore-edge. Fine(-) to near fine(+) jacket, with gently sunned spine, in archival mylar. Minor chemical reaction (assumedly from bindery glues) to paste-downs. Hardcover. ISBN: 0393044025

Nice copy of this desirable edition by the two foremost Melville scholars. "Graphic drawings, textual notes, and comments by the American historian supplement Melville's tale about man's futile attempts to control the universe."—Publisher

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