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Moby Dick or The Whale - Herman Melville - Rockwell Kent Illustrated De Luxe Edition
1937 De Luxe Edition • Illustrated by Rockwell Kent • Garden City Publishing Co. • Hardcover • Classic Kent black-and-white illustrations
Overview
Moby Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville, presented in the desirable Rockwell Kent illustrated De Luxe Edition published by Garden City Publishing Co. in 1937 by special arrangement with Random House. This edition reproduces the celebrated illustrations Kent created for Melville's American literary masterpiece.
Rockwell Kent's dramatic black-and-white artwork has become closely associated with Moby Dick and played an important role in the novel's 20th-century revival. This vintage edition features numerous Kent illustrations throughout, an illustrated title page, and a distinctive cloth binding decorated with a large gilt whale and wave design. An appealing edition for collectors of Melville, Rockwell Kent, illustrated classics, and vintage American literature.
Overview Details
- Title: Moby Dick; or, The Whale
- Author: Herman Melville
- Illustrator: Rockwell Kent
- Edition: De Luxe Edition
- Publisher: Garden City Publishing Co., Inc.
- Publication Year: 1937
- Publication Note: Published by special arrangement with Random House, Inc.
- Format: Hardcover
- Language: English
- Subject / Genre: Classic American Literature, Adventure & Maritime Fiction
- Illustrations: Black-and-white illustrations by Rockwell Kent throughout
- Binding: Decorated cloth hardcover with gilt whale and wave design
- Special Features: Rockwell Kent Illustrated De Luxe Edition
- Collectibility: Vintage edition featuring Rockwell Kent's celebrated illustrations for Melville's classic novel
