Moby Dick. By Herman Melville. xxxii, 822, [6] pp. With illustrations after Rockwell Kent woodcuts throughout. Thick, square 8vo., bound in publisher’s illustrated cloth. New York: Random House, 1930.
First Trade Edition. A fine copy of this ‘handheld’ version of the famous Lake Side Press Edition. Rockwell Kent’s art deco illustrations imbue Melville’s classic with a distinctly modern feel. The cover of the trade edition, with its silver embossed cloth, is particularly appealing. With much less rubbing to the silver than usual, just a bit on the spine. Without the dust-jacket. Previous owner’s name in ink on the half-title.
