Author: Herman Melville,Country of Origin: United States of America,Publisher: Unknown,Year Printed: 1940,Binding: Leather Moby Dick or, The Whale Author: Herman Melville Title: Moby Dick or, The Whale Publication: New York: 1940 Edition: The Mayfair Edition Description: BOUND BY MAURIN IN 3/4 CRUSHED MOROCCO. BOOK IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND BY MAURIN IN 3/4 CRUSHED MOROCCO WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE TO BOARDS, THREE COMPARTMENTS AND TWO RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE EXCELLENT, NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND NO FOXING. BOOK MEASURES 7.25"x5". A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE IN REMARKABLE CONDITION. The 1940 Mayfair Edition of Moby-Dick presents Herman Melville’s American masterpiece in a finely produced mid-twentieth-century format. First published in 1851, the novel is both an epic sea adventure and a profound meditation on obsession, fate, and humanity’s struggle with the unknown. Through the voice of Ishmael and the relentless pursuit of the white whale by Captain Ahab, Melville blends philosophy, symbolism, and richly detailed maritime life. This Mayfair Edition reflects the renewed appreciation Melville received in the early twentieth century, when Moby-Dick was firmly established as a cornerstone of world literature. . Near Fine. Seller ID: 800 Subject: Fine Leather Bindings, Literature & Fiction, Philosophy, Travel & Exploration