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Redburn: His First Voyage - Being the Sailor-Boy Confessions and Reminiscences of the Son-of-a-Gentleman, in the Merchant Service (The Writings of Herman Melville, The Northwestern-Newberry Edition, Volume Four)
by Melville, Herman; Hayford, Harrison; Parker, Hershel; Tanselle, G. Thomas; et al
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0810100169
- ISBN 13
- 9780810100169
- Seller
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About This Item
Evanston and Chicago: Northwestern University Press and The Newberry Library, 1969. 2nd Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5x1x8. 2nd printing. Wrappers lightly soiled, insides of wrappers a bit foxed. 1969 Trade Paperback. xi, [1], 384 pp. Includes Historical Note and Textual Record following text. "Redburn is a fictional narrative of a boy's first voyage, based loosely on Melville's own first voyage to and from Liverpool in 1839. Hastily composed and little esteemed by its author, Redburn was more highly thought of by his critics, who saw it regaining the ground of popular sea stories like Typee and Omoo. Melville so disliked the novel that he submitted it to his publisher without polishing it. This scholarly edition corrects a number of errors that have persisted in subsequent editions. Based on collations of the editions published during his lifetime, it incorporates corrections made in the English edition and emendations made by the present editors.
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- Title
- Redburn: His First Voyage - Being the Sailor-Boy Confessions and Reminiscences of the Son-of-a-Gentleman, in the Merchant Service (The Writings of Herman Melville, The Northwestern-Newberry Edition, Volume Four)
- Author
- Melville, Herman; Hayford, Harrison; Parker, Hershel; Tanselle, G. Thomas; et al
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0810100169
- ISBN 13
- 9780810100169
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press and The Newberry Library
- Place of Publication
- Evanston and Chicago
- Date Published
- 1969
- Size
- 5x1x8
- Keywords
- HERMAN MELVILLE CLASSICS WORLD LITERATURE MARITIME AMERICANA TRANSCENDENTALISM
- X weight
- 20 oz
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- Trade Paperback
- Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
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