Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-street
by Melville, Herman
- Used
- Near Fine
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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Synopsis
Bartleby, the Scrivener: a Story of Wall Street is a long short story, or novella, by the American novelist Herman Melville (1819–1891). It first appeared anonymously in two parts in the November and December 1853 editions of Putnam's Magazine. It was reprinted with minor textual alterations in his The Piazza Tales in 1856.
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- Bookseller
- Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 59496
- Title
- Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-street
- Author
- Melville, Herman
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- A very limited edition, one of twenty copies bound in leather
- Publisher
- Kallemeyn Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Literature; Herman Melville; limited edition
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