MELVILLE, HERMAN. Moby-Dick; or, The Whale.

MELVILLE, HERMAN. Moby-Dick; or, The Whale. 12mo, original green binding with publisher's device blindstamped in center of covers, circular dampstains to front cover, dampwrinkling to lower third of front cover, tips and spine ends chipped, heaviest to head where there is an 8mm-loss of cloth and backing, holes along joints, mostly rear; preliminaries foxed and dampstained, scattered foxing, some creased corners and lightly sprung signatures; 6 pages of publisher's advertisements in rear. first american edition, sold as is; a decent copy in need of restoration. BAL 13664. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1851