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Why Read Moby-Dick?
by Philbrick, Nathaniel
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket Issued
- ISBN 10
- 0670022993
- ISBN 13
- 9780670022991
- Seller
-
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: Viking, 2011-10-19. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket Issued. 7x5x0. 1st printing of 1st edition, with complete number line. NOT ex-library. Text appears unmarked and clean, pages bright and crisp. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square. Corners sharp. No dust jacket issued. Some rubbing to boards, otherwise pretty much near fine. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Synopsis
A “brilliant and provocative” ( The New Yorker ) celebration of Melville’s masterpiece—from the bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea One of the greatest American novels finds its perfect contemporary champion in Why Read Moby-Dick ? , Nathaniel Philbrick’s enlightening and entertaining tour through Melville’s classic. As he did in his National Book Award–winning bestseller In the Heart of the Sea , Philbrick brings a sailor’s eye and an adventurer’s passion to unfolding the story behind an epic American journey. He skillfully navigates Melville’s world and illuminates the book’s humor and unforgettable characters—finding the thread that binds Ishmael and Ahab to our own time and, indeed, to all times. An ideal match between author and subject, Why Read Moby-Dick ? will start conversations, inspire arguments, and make a powerful case that this classic tale waits to be discovered anew.
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- Bookseller
- The Book House in Dinkytown
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 311683
- Title
- Why Read Moby-Dick?
- Author
- Philbrick, Nathaniel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0670022993
- ISBN 13
- 9780670022991
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2011-10-19
- Size
- 7x5x0
- Keywords
- stre8
- X weight
- 8 oz
Terms of Sale
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The Book House in Dinkytown
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About The Book House in Dinkytown
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- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Crisp
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- Number Line
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- Fine
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