BILLY BUDD AND BENITO CERENO

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1998. All edges gilt. Covers and spine with elaborate nautical motifs in gilt. Silk bookmark sewn-in. A copy of Notes From The Archives laid-in. Color frontispiece portrait of the author. Paintings by Robert Shore. Melville (1819-1891) was an American novelist and short story writer. "Billy Budd" was a novella left unfinished at his death, finally published in 1924. "Benito Cereno", also a novella, was first published in 1855.179pp.. The Collector's Library of Famous Editio. Full Deep Green Leather. Fine/No Dust Jacket. Super Royal Octavo. (Inventory #: 014975)