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In Search of Moby Dick:  Quest for the White Whale

In Search of Moby Dick: Quest for the White Whale

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In Search of Moby Dick: Quest for the White Whale

by Severin, Tim

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ISBN 10
0465076963
ISBN 13
9780465076963
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New York: Basic Books (Perseus), 2000 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Blue-green boards, green spine with gilt titles, pale blue endpapers, [v], 212, [3] pp. DJ in Brodart archival cover. From the DJ: "Severin travels to Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas Archipelago where the twenty-one-year-old Melville deserted his whaling ship in 1842 and began to cobble together the legends, tall tales, sea lore and first-hand accounts garnered from the whalers he encountered, filtering all this material through his own fertile imagination to create his monumental novel. ... In this captivating and illuminating account of his voyage, Severin begins to understand not only the origins of Melville's legendary literary creation, but also something of the spiritual relationship between the islanders and the creatures of the sea, the hunter and his prey." Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First US Edition. . Fine/Fine. 21½ X 14½ cm.

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Bookseller
Twin City Antiquarian Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
TRPA00004
Title
In Search of Moby Dick: Quest for the White Whale
Author
Severin, Tim
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
First US Edition
ISBN 10
0465076963
ISBN 13
9780465076963
Publisher
Basic Books (Perseus)
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
2000
Keywords
Travel Pacific Whaling Literary History
Bookseller catalogs
Travel;
X weight
32 oz
Size
21½ X 14½ cm

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