first edition Hardcover
1853 · New York
by [MELVILLE, Herman]
New York: G.P. Putnam & Co., 10 Park Place, 1853. Hardcover. Very Good. First printed appearance. Octavo. pp. [i-iii] iv-vi, [1] 2-690. Publisher’s green decorative cloth, gilt spine. Lacking front and back free endpapers, both pastedowns are toned, else about near fine with scattered foxing. Includes the first appearance of Melville’s celebrated novella serialized anonymously in two parts in the November and December issues (pp. 546-557; 609-615). A pleasing, clean and tight copy. (Inventory #: 432360)