Pierre or The Ambiguities
by Melville, Herman
Ambiguities indeed! One long brain-muddling, soul-bewildering ambiguity (to borrow Mr. Melville's style), like Melchisedeck, without beginning or end-a labyrinth without a clue - an Irish bog without so much as a Jack o'the'lantern to guide the wanderer's footsteps - the dream of a distempered stomach, disordered by a hasty supper on half-cooked pork chops." So judged the New York Herald when Pierre was first published in 1852, with most contemporary reviewers joining in the general condemnation: 'a dead failure,' 'this crazy rigmarole,' and "a literary mare's nest." Latter-day critics have recognized in the story of Melville's idealistic young hero a corrosive satire of the sentimental-Gothic novel, and a revolutionary foray into modernist literary techniques.
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Pierre or the Ambiguities
by Herman Melville
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- 1995
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New York: Harper Collins, 1995. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 7.5" by 6.5". Maurice Sendak. The Kraken Edition of this work is a reconstruction of the text that Melville delivered to Harper & Brothers in 1852. First edition. As the devastating reviews of 'Moby Dick' were written, the Harper Brothers tried to avoid… Read more about this item Item Price
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Pierre, or the Ambiguities: The Kraken Edition
by Herman Melville
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Harper, November 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. USED Very Good/Good Jacket. First edition of this printing. Gift inscription on half-title; otherwise clean and tight. Jacket has some rubbing and a small tear, but is not clipped. In mylar dust-jacket protector. Item Price
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Pierre or, the Ambiguities
by Herman Melville
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Harper and Brothers, 1855. Hardcover. Acceptable. Fair+ 3/4 leather hardcover. ORIGINAL 1855 PRINTING. Ex-Library with usual markings (bookplate on inside front cover and remnants of previously affixed card folder on inside rear cover). PAGES CLEAN AND UNMARKED. Marbled page edges. Covers (3/4 leather with brown cloth and raised bands on spine) show edge wear with rubbing/scuffing and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Pierre, or the Ambiguities: The Kraken Edition
by Herman Melville
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- 1995
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Burgundy cloth hardcover boards with gilt decoration on front cover, gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Former Owner's stamp on lower right on half titiel page. Otherwise in new condition.
DJ has only slight wear on edge margins. DJ is not price clipped.
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Pierre Or The Ambiguities
by Herman Melville
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- 1929
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Grove Press, 1929. Hardcover. Good. 1929. 505 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. No Edition remarks within. Pages are clean and bright, and appear almost good as new. With minimal tanning throughout. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight… Read more about this item Item Price
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Pierre, or the Ambiguities: The Kraken Edition
by Herman Melville
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CollectibleAcceptable. Vintage 1949 Farrar Hardcover edition, Hardcover copy is in good,solid,condition,no dj,shows wear,unmarked text, a good vintage copy. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount. Item Price
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PIERRE Or, The Ambiguities
by Melville Herman
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- 1923
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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, 505 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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Pierre or The Ambiguities
by Melville, Herman
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- 1972
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Vancouver, Washington, USA
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Northwestern University Press, 1972. Hardcover in good condition. Signed by Hershel Parker, Assistant General Editor. Small stain on the bottom right hand corner of the pages. Stain only goes about a 1/4 of an inch into the pages, if that. It is mainly visible only from the bottom of the book. The page edges do have a little bit of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Pierre or, The Ambiguities
by Melville, Herman
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- 1957
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This is a nice edition of Melvilles' classic novel. Item Price
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Pierre Or, The Ambiguities
by Herman Melville
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- 1964
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New American Library, 1964. Paperback. Good. 1964. First Edition Thus. 408 pages. Pictorial paperback. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Pierre or, The Ambiguities
by Melville, Herman
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- 1964
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In this novel Melville explores the meaning and nature of evil. Item Price
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Pierre or the Ambiguities.
by Melville, Herman.
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London, London, GBR
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New York: HarperCollins, 1995. First edition thus. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Fine copy in fine dw. Item Price
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Pierre or the Ambiguities
by Melville, Herman
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- 1995
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New York: Harper Collins, 1995. First Thus. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. First Thus. Hardcover. Stated First Edition, 1995. The Kraken Edition, edited by Hershel Parker and pictures by Maurice Sendak. Item Price
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Pierre or The Ambiguities (Signet classics)
by HERMAN MELVILLE
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New Amer Library (Mm), November 1964. Paperback. Good - Cash. General use wear, surface and edges rubbed. Corners bumped and show wear. Pages show reader wear. Spine is creased. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book. Item Price
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Pierre Or the Ambiguities
by Melville, Herman
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- 1929
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New York: E. P. Dutton, 1929. Book. Very Good. Original Cloth. First Edition This Publisher. Book has two bumped corners. Dj has edgewear. First edition to contain a preface in this case written by H. M. Tomlinson.. Item Price
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Pierre, or The Ambiguities (The Writings of Herman Melville: The Northwestern-Newberry Edition, V. 7)
by Melville, Herman
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- 1972-02-01
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Northwestern University Press, 1972-02-01. hardcover. Used; Like New/Very Good. 6x1x9. Evanston, 1972; black cloth covered boards; bottom front corner slightly bumped; text block edges slightly foxed; off-white jacket with mild shelf wear, bottom front corner wrinkled, back strip shelf darkened and housed in a Bro-Dart like cover; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; From the library of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Pierre or, The Ambiguities
by Melville, Herman
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Signet, 1964. Hardcover. Very Good. 1st Signet Classic printing, library binding on a softcover book; ex-library book with card pocket and associated markings Item Price
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Pierre or the Ambiguities
by Herman Melville
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- 1964
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Penguin Publishing Group, 1964. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust… Read more about this item Item Price
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Pierre or the Ambiguities
by Melville, Herman
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- 1964
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Signet Classics, 1964. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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Pierre Or the Ambiguities
by Melville, Herman [Hershel Parker (ed.) Maurice Sendak (Illustrator)]
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London: Harper Collins, 1995. 1st edition. As New. small octavo. hardback with dust jacket xlvi + 449pp., colour b/w plates, The Kraken Edition. PublishersÕ mark on bottom edge o/w very nice copy of an original & beautiful edition … Read more about this item Item Price
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