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1835 Mariner’s Chronicle – source of Moby Dick (1st

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Melville's Moby Dick Ill. by Rockwell Kent, 1930 1st ed: The classic Moby Dick, by Herman Melville, with illustrations by Rockwell Kent. First trade edition published by Random House, 1930. No dust jacket. Dimensions are 7.5 in h x 5.75 in w x 2 in d. Cond

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MOBY DICK Melville 1930 Rockwell Kent woodcuts: Melville, Herman; illustrated by Rockwell Kent; Moby Dick or The Whale; New York: Random House 1930. 1st Trade Edition, 1st Printing. xxi, 822 pages. Hardcover American Literature - 19th Century Whal

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1855 Herman Melville Redburn His First Voyage Moby Dick: 1855 Herman Melville Redburn His First Voyage Moby Dick Novel Fiction Seaman Herman Melville was a 19th-century American novelist known for his work ‘Moby Dick’. While ‘Moby Dick’ has seen mor

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1656 1st ed Chronicles of Jean Froissart ELZEVIER: 1656 1st ed Chronicles of Jean Froissart Medieval French Sleidanus ELZEVIER The ‘Chronicles’ of Jean Froissart have continually been perceived as an important work on medieval history for centurie

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1956 1st ed The Last Battle Chronicles of Narnia: 1956 1st ed The Last Battle Chronicles of Narnia CS Lewis Fantasy Novel +DJ C.S. Lewis is one of the most notable and recognized 20th-century British writers known for his books of high fantasy – ��

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The First of the Quakers 1840: A Popular Life of George Fox, The First of the Quakers, Compiled From His Journal and Other Authentic Sources by Josiah Marsh. Published by Henry Longstreth, Philadelphia 1840's. 1st Edition. Date isn

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Henry D. Thoreau, Walden; or, Life in the Woods 1st Edition: First Edition, First Printing, the ads dated "June 1854" and printed prior to the July 1854 publication of the book. Illustrated with the map of Walden Pond at p. 306, with original ribbed brown cloth

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The Mariner’s Chronicle Containing Narratives of the Most Remarkable Disasters at Sea, such as Shipwrecks, Storms, Fires and Famines, also Naval Engagements, Piratical Adventures, Incidents of Discovery, and Other Extraordinary and Interesting Occurrences by George W. Gorton. A collection of 47 stories of shipwrecks, battles and loss of life. A fascinating series of short pieces relating to the early days of seafaring calamity. Thought to be the source material for Melville’s “Moby Dick.” An uncommon work. Pub. 1835 by George W. Gorton – first edition. Illustrated with ten woodcuts and frontispiece. One illustration mostly torn out. Full leather. Rubbing and some minor scuffing to extremities. Small tear at top spine. Sizeable scratch to front cover. Hinges cracked but holding. Few gutter cracks. 5 x 8. 504 pp.

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