Herman Melville. Moby Dick or the Whale. Random House, New York, 1930.

Price: US$1400.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Very Good++/no dust jacket. Black cloth with silver lettering and designs, First Trade edition. Signed by Rockwell Kent on the free front endpaper. Light staining and browning to page ends. Light bumping to corners on head. Moderate edgewear. A very nice copy of this classic book.

Seller: Blue Moon Books, Stevens Point, WI, U.S.A.

Melville, Herman; Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Moby Dick.. Random House, New York, 1930.

Price: US$2500.00 + shipping

Description: First edition of Rockwell Kent's profusely illustrated edition of the great American novel. Octavo, original black cloth decorated in gilt, illustrated throughout by Rockwell Kent. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Ann Busby by Rockwell Kent." In very good condition. A bright example. Initially panned by critics and readers when published in 1851, "in the 20th century Moby Dick would be rediscovered and acknowledged as possibly the greatest of all American novels" (Chronology of American Literature). The artist Rockwell Kent did more than provide the illustrations for this landmark edition—he designed the entire book. "His energy, many-sided activities and preoccupation with integrated book design made him one of the best known American illustrators of his time" (Harthan, 247).

Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.