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The Princeton University Library Chronicle: Moby Dick 1851 - 1951 (Volume XIII, Number 2, Winter 1952)
by Wainwright, Alexander D. (editor)
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Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 1952. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Good+ Condition. Exterior in poor condition, interior in very good condition. Front cover torn from spine about 1/3 of the way down from the top. Cover made from light pasteboard - very sun faded on spine and edges, with cracks, creases, missing chips. Previous owner's name inside front cover, First page sun darkened with drop of ?coffee? on top edge. Last page has inked notation by previous owner. Contents: In Nomine Diaboli - An Address delivered at Princeton University on the Centennial of the American Publication of Moby-Dick by Henry A. Murray, with introduction by Maurice Kelley. (pps 47-62.) Moby-Dick by Herman Melville A century of an American Classic 8151-1951 - Catalogue of an Exhibition, Princeton University Library, October 15-December 15, 1951. (pps. 63-121.) Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 46-121 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 - 2 pounds. Category: Essays & Literary Criticism; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 606129. .
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- Title
- The Princeton University Library Chronicle: Moby Dick 1851 - 1951 (Volume XIII, Number 2, Winter 1952)
- Author
- Wainwright, Alexander D. (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Place of Publication
- Princeton, New Jersey
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- BZDB26 NOISBN exhibition catalogue Essays & Literary Criticism; The Princeton University Library Chronicle Moby Dick 1851 1951 Volume XIII Number 2 Winter 1952 Wainwright Alexander D editor
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