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Moby Dick
by Herman Melville
Melville's classic was first published in England as three volumes titled The Whale in October 1851. Slow sales of Melville's previously books convinced Publisher L. Richard Bentley to reduce the printing to only 500 copies, and of that, only 300 sold in the first 4 months. The remaining unbound sheets were bound in a cheaper casing in 1852, and in 1853 there were still enough remaining sheets to again bind into an even cheaper edition.Melville changed the title to Moby Dick a month later, November 1851,...
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Typee
by Herman Melville
Typee is American writer Herman Melville's first book, partly based on his actual experiences as a captive on Nuku Hiva (which Melville spelled as Nukuheva) in the South Pacific Marquesas Islands and the title comes from a valley there called Tai Pi Vai. It was Melville's most popular work during his lifetime; for 19th century readers his career seemed to go downhill afterwards, but during the early 20th century it was seen as just the beginning of a career that peaked with Moby-Dick (1851).
Moby-Dick
A century and a half after its publication, Moby-Dick still stands as an indisputable literary classic. It is the story of an eerily compelling madman pursuing an unholy war against a creature as vast and dangerous and unknowable as the sea itself. But more than just a novel of adventure, more than an encyclopedia of whaling lore and legend, Moby-Dick is a haunting, mesmerizing, and important social commentary populated with several of the most unforgettable and enduring characters in...
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Moby Dick
by Melville, Herman
Melville's classic was first published in England as three volumes titled The Whale in October 1851. Slow sales of Melville's previously books convinced Publisher L. Richard Bentley to reduce the printing to only 500 copies, and of that, only 300 sold in the first 4 months. The remaining unbound sheets were bound in a cheaper casing in 1852, and in 1853 there were still enough remaining sheets to again bind into an even cheaper edition.Melville changed the title to Moby Dick a month later, November 1851,...
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Typee
by Melville, Herman
Typee is American writer Herman Melville's first book, partly based on his actual experiences as a captive on Nuku Hiva (which Melville spelled as Nukuheva) in the South Pacific Marquesas Islands and the title comes from a valley there called Tai Pi Vai. It was Melville's most popular work during his lifetime; for 19th century readers his career seemed to go downhill afterwards, but during the early 20th century it was seen as just the beginning of a career that peaked with Moby-Dick (1851).
The Writings of Herman Melville, Vol. 1: Typee - A Peep at Polynesian Life
by Melville, Herman
Northwestern University Press, 1983. First Paperback Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. First Paperback Edition, 5th Printing (1983). Published by Northwestern University Press, 1983. Octavo. Pictorial wraps. Book is very good; with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Covers have shelf wear with spine fading and a crease on front top right corner. 374 pages. ISBN: 0810101599. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING!...
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Why Read Moby-Dick
by Philbrick, Nathaniel
Viking. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($25.00 price intact). Published by Viking, 2011. Octavo. Red cloth over black boards stamped in black and red. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Covers have light shelf wear. No dust jacket as issued. 131 pages. ISBN: 9780670022991. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service....
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Strike Through the Mask: Herman Melville and the Scene of Writing
by Renker, Professor Elizabeth
The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Like New/Like New. First Edition, First Printing (Full Number Line). Published by The John Hopkins Press, 1996. Octavo. Brown cloth boards stamped in gold. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new. 182 pages. ISBN: 0801852307. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please...
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Moby Dick
by Herman Melville
Random House, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Good. 1930 Random House Edition Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Published by Random House, 1930. Octavo. Black cloth boards stamped in silver. Signed and inscribed by artist Rockwell Kent on flyleaf, To Anna Rush by Rockwell Kent . Book is in good condition. Has moderate shelf/edge wear. Spotting to flyleafs. Silver whale and text to front boards has been mostly rubbed off. Has contemporary pencil notations on rear second to last page as well as some...
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The Writings of Herman Melville (15 vols)
by Herman Melville
Northwestern University Press, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good/Very Good. First Editions, Mixed Printings. Published by Northwestern University Press, 1968-1989. Octavos. 8 Hardcovers and 7 paperbacks. Complete 15 Volume set. Books are very good. Dust jackets are very good with some shelf wear. See below for specific volume information. 1: Typee (Hardcover; 1st/1st). 2: Omoo (Hardcover; 1st/1st). 3: Mardi (Hardcover; 1st/1st). Several small library markings. Jacket has some ring...
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Melville's Evermoving Dawn: Centennial Essays
by Bryant, John (Editor); Milder, Robert (Editor)
The Kent State University Press, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Like New/Like New. First Edition, First Printing (Full Number Line). Published by The Kent State University Press, 1997. Octavo. Dark green boards stamped in white. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight with publisher review laid in. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new. 419 pages. ISBN: 0873385624. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING!...
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Collected Poems
by Herman Melville
Packard and Company, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good/Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Packard and Company, 1947. Octavo. Gray cloth boards stamped in gold. Book is very good; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Bumps on corners and chips on spine ends. Past owner name on pastedown and a few pencil marks throughout. No dust jacket. 489 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY...
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The Cambridge Companion to Herman Melville (Cambridge Companions to Literature)
Cambridge University Press, 1998. First Edition. Paperback. Used - Like New. First Paperback Edition. Published by Cambridge University Press, 1998. Octavo. Pictorial wraps. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Covers have light shelf wear. 305 pages. ISBN: 052155571X. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a...
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Russia and Israel in the Changing Middle East; Conference Proceedings (Memorandum No. 129, July 2013)
by Magen, Zvi; Naumkin, Vitaly
Institute for National Security Studies. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Like New. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Institute for National Security Studies, 2013. Octavo. Pictorial wraps. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Memorandum No. 129, July 2013. INSS letter laid in. 107 pages. ISBN: 9789657425527. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please...
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Strategic Assessment (Volume 15, No. 3, October 2012)
by Yadlin, Amos; Rosen, Judith; et al
Institute for National Security Studies. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Like New. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Institute for National Security Studies, 2012. Octavo. Pictorial wraps. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Volume 15, No. 3, October 2012). 98 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would...
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Law and National Security: Selected Issues (Memorandum No. 138, July 2014)
by Baruch, Pnina Sharvit; Kurz, Anat
Institute for National Security Studies. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Like New. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Institute for National Security Studies, 2014. Octavo. Pictorial wraps. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Memorandum No. 138, July 2014. INSS letter laid in. 134 pages. ISBN: 9789657425640. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please...
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Folk-Lore of the Sea Islands, South Carolina
by Parsons, Elsie Clews
The American Folk-Lore Society. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Published by American Folk-Lore Society, 1923. Octavo. Maroon cloth boards stamped in gold with gilt topstain. Book is very good; with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Boards have light shelf wear with light obscuring of gilt spine lettering. Light offsetting to endpapers. No dust jacket. Book placed in custom acetate protector. A very good copy of...
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The Melville-Hawthorne Connection: A Study of the Literary Friendship
by Hage, Erik
McFarland, 2014. First Edition. Paperback. Used - Like New. First Paperback Edition, First Printing (Full Number Line). Published by McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014. Octavo. Pictorial wraps. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. 210 pages. ISBN: 9780786470. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a...
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Melville's Thematics of Form: The Great Art of Telling the Truth
by Dryden, Professor Edgar
The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1981. First Edition. Paperback. Used - Very Good. First Paperback Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($5.95 price intact). Published by The John Hopkins University Press, 1981. Octavo. Pictorial wraps. Book is very good with some light shelf wear/rubbing on the cover; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. 226 pages. ISBN: 0801826195. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY...
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Herman Melville : Moby Dick (Columbia Critical Guides)
by Selby, Nick
New York: Columbia University Press. 1998. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. No dustjacket as issued? 180 pages. A Critical Guide discussing Herman Melville's Moby Dick. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 2nd Printing. Hardback.
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NZ$27.54
Herman Melville : A Critical Study
by Richard Chase
Macmillan, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Like New/Like New. Stated First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($4.50 price intact). Published by Macmillan, 1949. Octavo. Dark blue cloth boards. Book is like new; clean and crisp with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is very good with some shelf/edgewear. Several small tears. Tape reinforcement on inside of jacket in several spots. A lovely copy of this important Melville...
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Strategic Survey for Israel 2009
by Brom, Shlomo; Kurz, Anat
Institute of National Security Studies. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Like New. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Institute of National Security Studies, 2009. Octavo. Pictorial wraps. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Covers have very light shelf wear. INSS letter LI. 212 pages. ISBN: 9789657425121. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email...
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Military and Strategic Affairs (Volume 5 No. 2 September 2013)
by Yadlin, Amos; Siboni, Gabi; et al
Institute for National Security Studies. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Like New. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Institute for National Security Studies, 2013. Octavo. Pictorial wraps. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Volume 5, No. 2, September 2013). 142 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would...
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Regulation in Cyberspace; Memorandum No. 190, April 2019
by Siboni, Gabi; Sivan-Sebilla, Ido
Institute for National Security Studies. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Like New. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Institute for National Security Studies, 2019. Octavo. Pictorial wraps. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Memorandum No. 190, April 2019. INSS letter laid in. 177 pages. ISBN: 9789659271368. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please...
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Herman Melville : Pierre, Israel Potter, The Piazza Tales, The Confidence-Man, Tales, Billy Budd (Library of America)
by Melville, Herman
Library of America, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Like New/Like New. First Library of America Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($27.50 price intact). Published by The Library of America, 1984. Octavo. Blue cloth boards stamped in gold with patterned blue endpapers and sewn-in satin bookmark. Book is like new with no writing. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight. Dust jacket is like new. A lovely copy of the third volume of Herman Melville s fiction; Pierre, Israel Potter,...
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The Civil War World of Herman Melville
by Garner, Stanton
University Press of Kansas, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Like New/Like New. First Edition, First Printing (Full Number Line). Published by University of Kansas Press, 1993. Octavo. Black boards stamped in silver. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new. 544 pages. ISBN: 0700606025. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email...
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Melville
by Rosenberry, Edward H
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. 1979. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White plates. 170 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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NZ$18.18
Melville's Anatomies
by Samuel Otter
University of California Press, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Like New/Like New. First Edition, First Printing (Full Number Line). Published by University of California Press, 1999. Octavo. Black cloth boards stamped in silver with red endpapers. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. No dust jacket (presumed as issued). A pristine copy of this literary criticism on Herman Melville by Samuel Otter. Placed in custom...
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Melville's City: Literary and Urban Form in Nineteenth-Century New York (Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture, Series Number 100)
by Kelley, Wyn
Cambridge University Press, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Like New/Like New. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Cambridge University Press, 1996. Octavo. Black boards stamped in gold. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new with light shelf wear. 312 pages. ISBN: 0521560543. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email...
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The Private Melville
by Young, Philip
Penn State University Press, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Like New/Like New. First Edition, First Printing. Published by The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1993. Octavo. Red boards stamped in gold. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new. 161 pages. ISBN: 0271008571. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any...
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