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THBROCKWELL KENT Moby Dick W/ DUST JACKET First Edition 1930 HERMAN MELVILLE Random House
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LiveJan 28, 2023
Sunstone Auction House presents a collection of signed presidential material, limited edition books, prints, and original art from the leading minds of the 20th and 21 Centuries. Artists include Rockwell Kent, Robert Motherwell, Elizabeth Catlett, Norman Rockwell, Russell Chatham, Jose Luis Cuevas. Sunstone Auction House sunstoneauctionhouse@gmail.com
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AUTHOR/ARTIST:Â Rockwell Kent (Tarrytown, New York, Columbia University, Plattsburgh, New York, 1882-1971), Herman Melville (New York City, 1819-1891)
TITLE: Moby Dick
PUBLISHER: Random House, 1930, based on the Lakeside Press edition
OVERALL SIZE: 7 1/2" x 5 1/2"
DESCRIPTION: Up for auction is a first edition of Rockwell Kent's illustration of Herman Melville's masterpiece Moby Dick published by Random House in 1930. This Random House production is a faithful reproduction of the Lakeside Press printing of the same book. This sale includes the rare dust jacket. The book itself is in exceptional condition for this edition with bright silver letter on the spine and front board. Rarer still, there are no internal markings or bookplates.The book is in near fine with minor wear to the top and bottom board edges, see photos. No internal markings. No previous owner's bookplate. The spine and boards are square and straight. The dust jacket is in fair condition with toning and chipping to the spine and wear along the folds and top edges of the jacket, see photos. The book will be carefully packaged in a box and shipped USPS Media Mail. Combined shipping for multiple orders.Condition
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