Lot 131
Melville (Herman) Moby Dick or the Whale, first Rockwell Kent edition, New York, 1930.
Hammer Price: £800
Description
Melville (Herman) Moby Dick or the Whale, first Rockwell Kent edition, half-title, IE Exeter Bookbinders "Certificate of Authenticity" leather label to rear pastedown, modern white morocco lettered in gilt on spine and upper cover, upper cover with onlayed prosthetic eye and leather eyelid blind-stamped design replicated the gaze of the whale, 8vo, New York, 1930.
⁂ This copy number 21 from the binder's limited edition of 100 copies.
Description
Melville (Herman) Moby Dick or the Whale, first Rockwell Kent edition, half-title, IE Exeter Bookbinders "Certificate of Authenticity" leather label to rear pastedown, modern white morocco lettered in gilt on spine and upper cover, upper cover with onlayed prosthetic eye and leather eyelid blind-stamped design replicated the gaze of the whale, 8vo, New York, 1930.
⁂ This copy number 21 from the binder's limited edition of 100 copies.
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