MELVILLE, HERMAN. White-Jacket; or, the World in a Man-of-War.

MELVILLE, HERMAN. White-Jacket; or, the World in a Man-of-War. 2 volumes. 8vo, rebound in turn-of-the-century 3/4 navy morocco gilt, some rubbing to joints and edges. London: Bentley, 1853

first edition, second issue. The English edition precedes the American. This second issue is made up of the unsold sheets of the 1850 printing with the 1853 cancel title-pages. Melville's famous naval history narrative that introduces the "handsome sailor" Jack Chase, who became Billy Budd decades later. BAL 13662.