"The Town-Ho's Story" from MOBY DICK in HARPER'S MONTHLY. Volume III: June - November 1851

(MELVILLE, Herman)

Price: 400.00 USD

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1851. Publisher's half black morocco with matching corners and a heavily gilt-lettered and decorated spine; 864 pages. Illustrated with engravings. The first publication of any part of MOBY DICK. The eight-page excerpt is noted as being "From 'THE WHALE." The title of a new work by Mr. Melville, in the press of Harper and Brothers, and now publishing in London by Mr. Bentley." First Edition. Moderate and rather typical foxing; covers tight and firm with some light rubbing to the spine, the gilt very bright. Near Fine.