Melville, Herman

White-Jacket; or the World in a Man-of-War

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1850 From Melville's experience on a man-of-war in 1843-1844 came thistale of a young man's experiences on the "Neversink" on a journey around Cape Horn. Melville exposes the hardships and cruelties of the life of a seaman as well as the joys and camaraderie experienced First American Edition, first printing. 8vo. . Original brown cloth, ornately stamped in blind, spine lettered in gilt (BAL first cloth binding). Fraying and wearing to joints and spine ends, some repair, rubbed, upper joint cracked, title nearly detached, spotting throughout, staining mostly at the front, advertisements at the back. With the signature of R. D. King 1850 on endpaper. Blue morocco-backed case (damaged). BAL 13662

• USD 1,500.00 > 其他币种价格
• 订书号：: 36684

• 书商: James Cummins Bookseller Inc. (USA)