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Herman Melville. Moby Dick. Adapted by Glenn Holder. Edited by Erwin H. Schubert. Illustrated by Thomas G. Fraumeni. Richard Henry Dana, Jr. Two Years Before the Mast. (same volume). New York: J. J. Little & Ives Co., 1950. Copyright ©1950 by Globe Book Company, Inc. A handsome volume in J. J. Little & Ives' Library Edition decorative doubles series - pairing two nautical classics, Moby Dick and Two Years Before the Mast, in one binding. Adapted for educational use by English-department editors Glenn Holder (Richmond Senior High School, Indiana) and Erwin H. Schubert (West Milwaukee High School, Wisconsin). Illustrated throughout by Thomas G. Fraumeni in black-and-white line art. Bound in the series' distinctive patterned fleur-de-lis boards with dark green faux-leather spine, gilt rules and titling, and matching decorative endpapers. Clean, tightly bound copy in Very Good+ condition with minimal shelfwear and bright gilt. Interior pages clean and unmarked; binding tight and square. An appealing mid-century adaptation of two American seafaring classics, blending literary substance with visual and design charm for the classroom market. Glenn Holder was an English educator and department head active in mid-century American high-school curriculum publishing. On your Moby Dick title page he's credited as 'Head of English Department, Richmond Senior High School, Richmond, Indiana.' Holder worked with Globe Book Company as an adapter of classic novels into abridged or simplified English editions for classroom study, part of the post-war trend to make canonical literature accessible to secondary students. His adaptations include Moby Dick, A Tale of Two Cities, The Scarlet Letter, and others, often in partnership with J. J. Little & Ives, who handled the decorative 'Library Edition' bindings. Though not widely profiled beyond educational circles, his name appears across multiple teaching anthologies and language-arts aids from the period. Dr. Murray E. Satz was a psychologist and educator who served as a senior editor for Globe Book Company, New York, during the same period (c. 1949-1956). He held a Ph.D. in education and oversaw Globe's curricular adaptation series presenting textbooks and simplified classics edited by secondary-school faculty. Satz's imprint ('Edited by Murray E. Satz, Ph.D.') often appears in front matter of these Globe-licensed reprints, signaling his editorial oversight rather than direct textual authorship. He later authored or co-authored works on reading comprehension, classroom psychology, and curriculum development, transitioning into educational administration by the 1960s. His editorial role ensured uniform pedagogy and reading-level calibration across the line that included your Moby Dick, Deerslayer, and David Copperfield editions.
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