Herman Melville; Catherine Kanner (illus.)
Cetus. The Whale, 1996
Pacific Palisades, CA: Melville Press
One of 200 copies. Signed by both the illustrator and the editor.
2097
Small quarto. (35)pp. The principal characters, and some of the paraphernalia, of Melville Great American tale here receive fine portraits by Kanner. Accompanying each are descriptive and/or emblematic excerpts revealing...
Small quarto. (35)pp. The principal characters, and some of the paraphernalia, of Melville Great American tale here receive fine portraits by Kanner. Accompanying each are descriptive and/or emblematic excerpts revealing the figure's qualities, preoccupations, behaviors, or other mannerisms. Text in blue and black. The first book of the press. Bound in full blue cloth with silver stamps constellated at upper cover. Fine in original acrylic slipcase.
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