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KENT, ROCKWELL. 1882-1971. MELVILLE, HERMAN. 1819-1891. Moby Dick; or The Whale. Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1930. image 1
KENT, ROCKWELL. 1882-1971. MELVILLE, HERMAN. 1819-1891. Moby Dick; or The Whale. Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1930. image 2
KENT, ROCKWELL. 1882-1971. MELVILLE, HERMAN. 1819-1891. Moby Dick; or The Whale. Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1930. image 3
KENT, ROCKWELL. 1882-1971. MELVILLE, HERMAN. 1819-1891. Moby Dick; or The Whale. Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1930. image 4
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KENT, ROCKWELL. 1882-1971.
MELVILLE, HERMAN. 1819-1891.
Moby Dick; or The Whale. Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1930.

31 October 2023, 12:00 EDT
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KENT, ROCKWELL. 1882-1971.

MELVILLE, HERMAN. 1819-1891. Moby Dick; or The Whale. Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1930.
3 vols., 4to (290 x 206 mm). Designed by Rockwell Kent and illustrated throughout with his wood engravings. Publisher's black cloth over beveled boards stamped in silver, top edges stained black, in aluminum slipcase, acetate dust jackets lacking. Rubbing to boards, vol. I has a small white stain on the rear cover and white staining to the upper edge of the spine, dent to middle of spine of vol. III, tanning to endpapers, offsetting from illustrations as usual.

ONE OF KENT'S GREATEST ACHIEVEMENTS AS AN ILLUSTRATOR AND BOOK DESIGNER. One of 1,000 copies.

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