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MELVILLE, Herman (1819-1891). -- KENT, Rockwell (1882-1971), illustrator. Moby Dick; Or, the Whale. New York: Random House, 1930.
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Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie
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MELVILLE, Herman (1819-1891). -- KENT, Rockwell (1882-1971), illustrator. Moby Dick; Or, the Whale. New York: Random House, 1930.


8vo. Numerous illustrations by Kent. Original pictorial black cloth stamped in silver; in original dust jacket (old tape repairs to closed tear on front panel and front flap fold verso, spine sunned with some chipping at ends).

FIRST TRADE EDITION of Rockwell Kent’s illustrated Moby Dick, a small format, one-volume version published following the Lakeside Press three-volume limited edition.