Melville, Herman — Moby Dick

Laurel Press, London, 1987. First Thus, Hardcover Blue (Imitation Leather Boards). Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. 9781870418089 One of a series of classic literature volumes issued, without dust jackets, by the Laurel Press in the late 1980s Imitation leather-bound boards with extensive gilt rules and decoration. Marbled endpapers. The classic American novel by Herman Melville, centred on Captain Ahab's obsessive quest to hunt and kill the great white sperm whale, Moby Dick, who had previously taken his leg. The story is narrated by Ishmael, a sailor on the whaling ship Pequod, and follows the crew's perilous voyage across the globe, driven by Ahab's all-consuming desire for revenge. IIncludes sections on etymology of Moby Dick, and selections of extracts of whale folklore and literature. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 391 pages. No Dust Jacket as published. Gilt titles & decorations spine & front. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; American Literature; Novels; Ships & the Sea; Literature & Literary. ISBN: 1870418085. ISBN/EAN: 9781870418089. Inventory No: 5300.