FIRST AMERICAN EDITION of Melville's third book, containing the first glimpses of the rich symbolism and allegorical style that would later be more fully developed in Moby Dick. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1849. Octavo, original brown blind-stamped cloth. Two volumes. Provenance: with bookplates of Albert Henry Wiggin, the noted book collector and famous Boston and New York banker who was considered for Time's Man of the Year for 1930 for his work during the Depression; also with attractive bookplates of Sydney Ansell Gimson and Fowler Booksellers. Very light wear at spine ends, usual scattered occasional foxing, pastedowns toned and foxed. Cloth very clean and gilt exceptionally bright: a beautiful copy. Seller Inventory # 287

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Title: Mardi: and a Voyage Hither

Publisher: Harper & Brothers, New York

Publication Date: 1849

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Edition: 1st Edition

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