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Moby Dick. Or, The White Whale. With an Introduction by J. N. Sullivan. General Editor G.F. Maine.
by MELVILLE, HERMAN:
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Collins Clear-Type Press, 1966 repr. 7.25 x 4.5 inches. Softcover, full red morocco leather binding, gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Gilt edges. In card slipcase. In very good condition. Slipcase very good, some minor rubbing to corners. A couple of minor dark spots to spine. Inside no inscriptions or marks. Pages all very clean and tight. Else a very good clean and tight near fine copy. 480pp. Illustrated with a B&W frontis portrait.
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 94894
- Title
- Moby Dick. Or, The White Whale. With an Introduction by J. N. Sullivan. General Editor G.F. Maine.
- Author
- MELVILLE, HERMAN:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- London, Collins Clear-Type Press, 1966 repr
- Keywords
- Literature MELVILLE, HERMAN, Moby Dick, White whale, Collins Clear-Type Press, 1966, leather, slipcase,
Terms of Sale
The Antique Map & Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
The Antique Map & Bookshop
Biblio member since 2016
Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
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