The Arion Press masterpiece, Moby Dick
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Author: Melville, Herman
Title: Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
Place Published: San Francisco
Publisher:Arion Press
Date Published: 1979
Description:
Author: Melville, Herman
Title: Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
Place Published: San Francisco
Publisher:Arion Press
Date Published: 1979
Description:
Illustrated with wood engravings by Barry Moser. Full blue morocco, spine lettered in silver, blue cloth slipcase. One of 265 copies printed by Andrew Hoyem at the Arion Press, in handset Goudy Modern on paper handmade by Barcham Green at Hayle Mill.
Masterpiece of the Arion Press and a superb printing of this American literary high spot, with striking illustrations drawn and engraved by Barry Moser. William Everson wrote in Fine Print: "Historically, the two great typographical edifices of West Coast printing are the Grabhorn Leaves of Grass and the Nash Divine Comedy. Now the Arion Press Moby-Dick takes its place beside them. This constitutes a feat of craftsmanship unexcelled in modern printing."
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Some fading and soiling to slipcase cloth; volume spine sunned somewhat with a few stains; near fine in very good slipcase.
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The Arion Press masterpiece, Moby Dick
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