Israel Potter
by Melville, Herman
The authoritative edition of Melville's only historical novel Based on the life of an actual soldier who claimed to have fought at Bunker Hill, Israel Potter is unique among Herman Melville's books: a novel in the guise of a biography. In telling the story of Israel Potter's fall from Revolutionary War hero to peddler on the streets of London, where he obtained a livelihood by crying "Old Chairs to Mend," Melville alternated between invented scenes and historical episodes, granting cameos to such famous men of the era as Benjamin Franklin (Potter may have been his secret courier) and John Paul Jones, and providing a portrait of the American Revolution as the rollicking adventure and violent series of events that it really was. This edition of Israel Potter, which reproduces the definitive text, includes selections from Potter's autobiography, Life and Remarkable Adventures of Israel R. Potter, the basis for Melville's novel.
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Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile
by Melville, Herman
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New York: G.P. Putnam & Co., 1855. This novel of the Revolutionary War was a commercial failure for Melville, as was "Moby Dick." Later critics have been more kindly. This is a Very Good (Minus) copy of the First Edition (First State, with the mis-numbered Chapter XIV). A scarce title. Tan cloth binding, heavily stamped with ruling and a decorative… Read more about this item Item Price
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Israel Potter : His Fifty Years Of Exile
by MELVILLE, Herman (1918-1891)
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London: Constable [through 1924], 1923. First Edition thus. Decorative Cloth. Fine-. Limited Edition (one of only 750 copies printed) of Melville's eighth book, first published in serial form in Putnam's Monthly magazine between July 1854 and March 1855, then in book form by G. P. Putnam & Co., in March, 1855. Royal 8vo (226 x 142mm): x,225,[1]pp. Publisher's… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: G. P. Putnam & Co., 1855. Third edition. Hardcover. Good. First published in installments in Putnam's Monthly Magazine. Based in part on the true story of a revolutionary war veteran and prisoner of the British who met King George III, escaped to France & became a courier and spy for 'Dr. Franklin' (Benjamin Franklin).
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Northwestern University Press, 1982. First Thus. Trade Paperback. Very Good. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Published by Northwestern Newberry, 1982. 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 and fading to spine. Offsetting to inner covers. 400 pages. ISBN: 0810105535.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile
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New York: G.P. Putnam & Co., 1855. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. True first edition first state with Chapter 14 mis-stated as XVI. Reddish purple cloth binding with the spine initials ornamented with pendants. Previous owner contemporary bookplate on the front pastedown. First blank page has a neat previous owner Peter Grant, Farmingdale, March 19, 1855 noted neatly in ink.… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: G.P. Putnam & Co, 1855. First edition, first printing. 1 vols. 8vo. Original tan cloth boards both stamped in blind with decorative motif, (first binding as appropriate to first printing), titles ruled in gilt on spine; some fraying on spine and edges with slight cocking, foxing throughout; a very good first issue. First edition, first printing.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile
by Herman Melville
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Jonathan Cape, 1925. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1925. No Edition Remarks. 301 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Notable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile, Volume Eight
by Melville, Herman
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Israel Potter; His Fifty Years of Exile
by MELVILLE, Herman
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New York: Putnam, 1855. Hardcover. Very Good. Second printing in *BAL* second binding in brown cloth (no priority) and yellow endpapers. A few signatures starting, some soiling to the boards, front fly lacking, this copy from the library of novelist Stuart Mitchner with his embossed surname on a preliminary page, a very good copy with the spine gilt… Read more about this item Item Price
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Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile.
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ISRAEL POTTER: HIS FIFTY YEARS OF EXILE
by MELVILLE, HERMAN
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NEW YORK NY: G. P. PUTNAM & CO.. GOOD+ IN ORIGINAL PUBLISHER'S CLOTH. PUB 1855. THIRD EDITION. ISBN: FIRST ISSUE OF THE 3RD ED WITH INTEGRAL TITLE PAGE AND WITHOUT THE. ISBN: IMPRINT OF "LOW, SON & CO" BENEATH THE PUTNAM IMPRINT. ORIGINAL UNSOPHISTICATED PUBLISHER'S PURPLE-BROWN CLOTH WITH 1/4" LOSSAT THE CROWN AND HEEL OF THE SPINE, SPINE'S GILT TITLES… Read more about this item Item Price
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Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile
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New York: G.P. Putnam & Co., 1855. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Second state printing with brown cloth binding and yellow endpapers. The heading to chapter 14 is the correct XIV. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Item Price
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Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile, Volume Eight, Scholarly Edition
by Melville, Herman
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Northwestern University Press, 1982. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile
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Boston, MA: L.C. Page & Co., 1950. Second Impression . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Merrill, Frank T.. 301pp.; HB blue w/gilt-pic.cover; slight rub w/PON&stamp; corner-bump; clean,tight pgs. DJ lt.blue w/gilt-pic.cover; rubbed w/spine&edges sunned. "Even though little read, the book, Israel Potter, was always associated with pen portraits, as admirable… Read more about this item Item Price
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ISRAEL POTTER. His Fifty Years of Exile
by Melville Herman
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London: Constable & Co., 1923. Rare First Edition in the Constable printing of Melville's Works. One of 750 copies only Large 8vo, publishers original blue cloth lettered in gilt and stamped in blind, t.e.g. x, 225 pp. A superior copy of this very scarce book, fine and bright and unusually well preserved,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile
by Melville, Herman (Author)
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Israel Potter:; His Fifty Years of Exile
by Melville, Herman
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New York: G. P. Putnam & Co, 1855. First edition. Slight lean; tips bumped; cloth a bit rubbed and with a touch of wear to spine ends.. 8vo, 276pp; brown cloth. Mixed state, with ornamented letters in the spine title and Chapter Fourteen correctly identified. Item Price
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Israel Potter: His Fifty Years Of Exile
by Melville, Herman
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New York: G. P. Putnam & Co.. Fair with no dust jacket. 1855. Third Edition. Hardcover. Musty. Ex-library copy with partial label on spine and Xed out book plate on front endpaper. Approx. 1/2" missing from top spine end. Covers have light wear to outer corners and slight surface bubbling. Page edges are lightly browned. . Item Price
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Israel Potter: His Fifty Years Of Exile
by Melville, Herman
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Israel Potter
by Herman Melville
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