Item #21938 Moby Dick or the Whale. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Herman Melville, Rockwell Kent.
Moby Dick or the Whale. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent.
Moby Dick or the Whale. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent.
Moby Dick or the Whale. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent.

Moby Dick or the Whale. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent.

Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1930. Hardcover. Melville's masterpiece, illustrated by Rockwell Kent, one of the finest examples of 20th century book illustration. First Rockwell Kent edition, limited to 1,000 sets. Three volumes in the original black cloth and beveled boards, silver decoration to the upper boards and spine titles, top edges black, others uncut. With the original aluminum slipcase.

A largely unopened copy with a couple of pages carelessly opened in Volume I & III; Volume II uncut & unopened. The spines with a faint small discoloration visible. Some of the original mylar wrappers preserved with several paper flaps.

Very bright & clean. The aluminum slipcase somewhat marked. Good + overall. Item #21938

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