The Arion Press Moby-Dick, published in 1979 in a limited edition of 250 copies, has been hailed as a modern masterpiece of bookmaking. It was hand set under the supervision of one of America's finest book designers and printers. The initial letters that begin each chapter were designed especially for this book and christened "Leviathan." The illustrations, of places, creatures, objects or tools, and processes connected with nineteenth-century whaling, are original boxwood engravings by Massachusetts artist Barry Moser. ...
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The Arion Press Moby-Dick, published in 1979 in a limited edition of 250 copies, has been hailed as a modern masterpiece of bookmaking. It was hand set under the supervision of one of America's finest book designers and printers. The initial letters that begin each chapter were designed especially for this book and christened "Leviathan." The illustrations, of places, creatures, objects or tools, and processes connected with nineteenth-century whaling, are original boxwood engravings by Massachusetts artist Barry Moser. The text of Moby-Dick used in this edition is based on that used in the critical edition of Melville's works published by the Northwestern University Press and the Newberry Library. Now this magnificently typeset and illustrated edition of the great American novel is available for all lovers of beautiful books. This luxurious edition of Moby Dick is limited to 750 numbered copies. It is bound in cloth and slipcased in a cloth-covered box. The text is printed in two colors throughout on a 75-pound beautifully textured paper.
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Add this copy of Moby Dick; Or, the Whale to cart. $1,250.00, very good condition, Sold by Collins Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Seattle, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1981 by Univ of California Press.
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Barry Moser. Very Good+ in Very Good jacket. Deluxe Edition limited to 750cc. 577pp, tall quarto hardcover in slipcase. boards clean, tight binding, interior text clean. Slipcase covers have some minor wear yet remain clean, mild wear lower front cover, structurally solid. The text of Moby-Dick used in this edition is bsed on that being prepared by Harrison Hayford, Hershel Parkers, and G. Thomas Tanselle for inclusion in the critical edition fo Melville's works published by Northwestern University Press and The Newberry Library.
