1930 Rare First Edition - Moby Dick by Melville illustrated by Rockwell KentAuthor: Herman Melville. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Title: Moby Dick, or The Whale. Publisher: New York, Random House, 1930. First one volume illustrated edition by Rockwell Kent. Language: Text in English. Size: 7 " X 5. 5 ". Pages: xxxi 822 pages. Binding: Attractive and very good binding in the original publishers black cloth with striking silver pictorial stamping to front cover and spine. The front board features Kents iconic image of the

The 1823 edition offered here is a particularly collectible printing

Binding: Attractive and scarce very good original yellow illustrated softcover wraps (hinges fine

delicate line work

This 1821 edition is enhanced by two delicately engraved illustrations

issued the same year as the first American edition

The high-quality printing

of conditions hot

Pages: xii-197 pages + publisher's catalogue

The illustrator: Fidelia Bridges (1834-1923) was an American artist known for her detailed and vibrant depictions of flowers

1934 (first published 1905)

was one of the most influential poets of ancient Rome

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