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Price: US$22000.00 + shipping
Description: Limited edition. Presentation copy signed by Barry Moser in pencil on the rear colophon, inscribed to financier Richard Gangel and his wife. xvi, 577, [3]pp. Bound in publisher's full blue morocco with silver spine lettreing, housed in blue linen slipcase with a linen title label. A hint of toning and a few tiny scuffs to the spine, else Fine. Slipcase sunned and a bit worn, a little frayed along edges, Very Good. Invitation to publication party or this book as well as Christmas greeting laid in. One of the major fine press works of the 20th century. Melville's remarkably ahead-of-its-time American novel is brought to life with Moser's illustrations, hand-set type, and sumptuous handmade paper.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.