Melville, Herman.

Moby Dick or The Whale.

Printed in the UK. The Folio Society. 1998. First edition (first thus), second printing. Hardcover: full blue illustrated cloth over boards with paper covered slipcase. Large 8vo. 515 pp. Illustrated with b/w wood engravings by Garrick Palmer. A second printing of the 1974 first edition (first thus) by The Folio Society. Gilt lettering to spine. Blue topstain. Very slight residue of removed bookplate on front flyleaf(r). Slight speckle mark to the fore edge of the text block. Pages clean, crisp, and bright. Binding strong and square. Spine and boards clean. Slipcase strong, square, and a little rubbed. Condition:. Near fine. Item #68246

Price: $200.00