Mardi: and a voyage thither.: In two volumes.
by MELVILLE, Herman
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers,, 1849. An unusually fresh copy in the original cloth First American edition of Melville's third book, his first major full-length fiction, an allegorical romance set in the South Seas based on his own experiences there. This is an exceptionally fresh copy in the original cloth. Mardi was originally published in London earlier the same year. Two volumes, octavo. Original purple cloth, titles and publisher's device to spines gilt, spines and covers elaborately blocked in blind, yellow surface-paper endpapers. Housed in a navy blue morocco backed bookform slipcase and chemises. 8 pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear of vol. II. An exceptionally sharp copy, cloth fresh with only the slightest rubbed, endpapers with some oxidisation to the photographic endpapers as usual, only a little and very faint spotting within, both volumes entirely sound, excellent condition overall. BAL 13658
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 142642
- Title
- Mardi: and a voyage thither.
- Author
- MELVILLE, Herman
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York: Harper & Brothers,
- Date Published
- 1849
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Vbf_category
- 10109
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...