Moby-Dick or, The Whale
by Melville, Herman; Luther S. Mansfield and Howard P. Vincent, editors
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- very good-
- Seller
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Chehalis, Washington, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Hendricks House, 1952. Hardcover. very good-. 8.5" x 5.5", 851 pp, bound in blue cloth with white lettering and whale illustration on front board. Corners bumped, rubbing to edges and spine ends, spine cloth toned, small stain on front bard. Internally sound and clean.No dust jacket. This scholarly edition is sought-after for the extensive "Explanatory Notes," which run for 263 pages.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23607
- Title
- Moby-Dick or, The Whale
- Author
- Melville, Herman; Luther S. Mansfield and Howard P. Vincent, editors
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Hendricks House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1952
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Walkabout Books
All books returnable for any reason within 21 days of receipt, provided they are in the original condition. Shipping costs fully refunded if an item is misdescribed or defective. Refund of purchase price only for returns for other reasons.
About the Seller
Walkabout Books
Biblio member since 2011
Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.