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The Writings of Herman Melville (15 vols)
by Herman Melville
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
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About This Item
Northwestern University Press, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Editions, Mixed Printings. Published by Northwestern University Press, 1968-1989. Octavos. 8 Hardcovers and 7 paperbacks. Complete 15 Volume set. Books are very good. Dust jackets are very good with some shelf wear. See below for specific volume information. 1: Typee (Hardcover; 1st/1st). 2: Omoo (Hardcover; 1st/1st). 3: Mardi (Hardcover; 1st/1st). Several small library markings. Jacket has some ring stains. 4: Redburn (Hardcover; 1st/1st). 5: White-Jacket (Paperback; 1st/1st). 6: Moby-Dick (Hardcover; 1st/1st). Signed bookplate by editor Harrison Hayford. 7: Pierre (Paperback; 1st/6th). 8: Israel Potter (Hardcover; 1st/2nd). Publisher mark along bottom of pages. 9: The Piazza Tales (Hardcover; 1st/1st). 10: The Confidence-Man (Hardcover; 1st/1st). Previous owner name on half-title page. 11: Published Poems (Paperback; 1st/1st). 12: Clarel (Paperback; 1st/1st). Previous owner name on flyleaf. 13: Billy Budd & Other Writing (Paperback; 1st/1st). 14: Correspondence (Paperback; 1st/1st). 15: Journals (Paperback; 1st/1st). A few creased pages. A scarce complete set of this landmark Herman Melville collection. A wonderful addition to any Melville collector's library. Approximately 7,500 total pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
Synopsis
Ambiguities indeed! One long brain-muddling, soul-bewildering ambiguity (to borrow Mr. Melville's style), like Melchisedeck, without beginning or end-a labyrinth without a clue - an Irish bog without so much as a Jack o'the'lantern to guide the wanderer's footsteps - the dream of a distempered stomach, disordered by a hasty supper on half-cooked pork chops." So judged the New York Herald when Pierre was first published in 1852, with most contemporary reviewers joining in the general condemnation: 'a dead failure,' 'this crazy rigmarole,' and "a literary mare's nest." Latter-day critics have recognized in the story of Melville's idealistic young hero a corrosive satire of the sentimental-Gothic novel, and a revolutionary foray into modernist literary techniques.
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- Bookseller
- Southampton Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 89147
- Title
- The Writings of Herman Melville (15 vols)
- Author
- Herman Melville
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Date Published
- 1968
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- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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