‎Melville herman‎

‎MELVILLE Herman‎

‎THE WORKS OF HERMAN MELVILLE‎

‎London: Constable and Company Ltd 1924. The Standard edition ltd. 750 sets. Large 8vo 16 volumes. Bound in original publishers blind stamped cloth with gilt lettering. Top Edge Gilt. The volume titled: "Poems" lacks a 1/2 inch triangle of cloth at the top of the spine some intermittant pencil underling "Piazza Tales" has a closed tear from one leaf having been carelesslessly opened couple of dj flaps laid in couple of nicks at the extremities of the spines otherwise this is a nice clean set previous owner's bookplate on the end paper. This set includes the first publication of Melville's Billy Budd which was discovered in manuscript among Melville's papers at the time. BAL 13680 13682 13683. An excellent complete set. Blanck also notes that "The Confidence Man" volume contains a bibliography of Melville's work by Michael Sadleir; "Miscellaneous Poems" and "At the Hostery" appear in a book here for the first time. Constable and Company Ltd unknown‎

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‎MELVILLE Herman.‎

‎The Works.‎

‎London: Constable and Co. Ltd 1922-4. 16 volumes octavo. Original blue cloth titles to spines gilt boards and spines decorated with interlace pattern in blind dark red coated endpapers top edges gilt others untrimmed. Small hairline crack to lower spine of Vol. 15 neatly repaired a few spines very faintly sunned. A fine set in exceptionally bright cloth. The Standard Edition. Limited to 750 numbered sets signed on behalf of the publishers of which this is number 250. Volume 13 contains the first edition of the novella Billy Budd which was discovered in manuscript among Melville's papers in 1919 by Raymond M. Weaver the author's first biographer. Original receipt of purchase dated 1924 and publisher's promotional slip laid in to first volume. A beautiful set in the original cloth. BAL 13682-3 for Vols. 13 & 16. London: Constable and Co. Ltd, hardcover‎

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‎Melville Gert; Mixson James D Translator; Constable Giles Foreword;‎

‎The World of Medieval Monasticism: Its History and Forms of Life Cistercian Studies‎

‎Cistercian Publications 2016-03-04. Paperback. Used:Good. In Stock. Always but with confidence. Cistercian Publications paperback‎

Référence libraire : CNBK0879072636 ISBN : 0879072636 9780879072636

‎MELVILLE Jennie‎

‎THERE LIES YOUR LOVE‎

‎1965. MELVILLE Jennie. THERE LIES YOUR LOVE. London: Michael Joseph 1965. Small 8vo. charcoal-colored cloth in dust jacket; 197 pages. First Edition. Very Good covers nice & bright contents clean & tight; some scattered foxing to fore-edge; minor wear & little browning no chips or tears price is present on the front flap d/j. $85.00. <br/><br/> hardcover‎

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‎Melville Gert Editor/ Ruta Carlos Editor‎

‎Thinking the Body as a Basis Provocation and Burden of Life: Studies in Intercultural and Historical Contexts‎

‎Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag 2015. Hardcover. New. 259 pages. 6.00x9.00x0.75 inches. Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag hardcover‎

Référence libraire : __3110407310 ISBN : 3110407310 9783110407310

‎Melville Herman‎

‎THOUGHT ON BOOK-BINDING‎

‎Westmorland: H.H. Hurley 1981. full leather binding cloth clamshell box. Miniature Book. miniature book 2.125 x 2.825 inches. full leather binding cloth clamshell box. 13 pages. One of 350 copies. This brief essay concerns the thrills of having a book bound for you. It reflects an attitude toward bookbinding in America during the last half of the nineteenth century. In later clamshell box. H.H. Hurley hardcover‎

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‎Melville A‎

‎Thoughts on grand and important subjects : being specimens of my pulpit ministrations 1874‎

‎2020. Paperback. New. Lang: - eng Pages 213. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1874. This book is Printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Soft Cover HARDCOVER EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Any type of Customisation is possible with extra charges. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. paperback‎

Référence libraire : PB1111001372670

‎Melville Herman‎

‎Three Stories. Bartleby. Benito Cereno. Billy Budd‎

‎London: The Folio Society 1967. Decorative cloth covers in tidy condition spine slightly browned with a similar slipcase illustrations by Garrick Palmer . Hardcover. Very Good. Illus. by Palmer Garrick. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. The Folio Society Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 066758

‎Melville Herman‎

‎Three Stories; Bartleby; Benito cereno; Billy Budd in slipcase‎

‎Folio Society 1967. 1st Date Same Title & Copyright. Hardcover. Very Good/Slipcase Very Good. wood engravings by Garrick Palmer. NOT an ex library book. Blue cloth covered book has slight sun fade on spine. Clean interior pages. Slipcase has no splits. Folio Society hardcover‎

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‎Melville Herman Illustrated by Garrick Palmer‎

‎Three Stories‎

‎London: The Folio Society 1967. Hardcover. Very Good . Hardcover. VG Blue borders with embossed illustrations and gilt label. Boards are slightly warped. Interior near fine with 8 b/w woodcarved illustrations. 210 pages. Literature. LIT/2123. The Folio Society hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 3596

‎Melville Thomas R‎

‎Through A Glass Darkley- The U.S. Holocaust in Central America‎

‎Xlibris Corporation Philadelphia PA 2005. Edition Unstated. Softcover. New . New. May have minor shelf wear. Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 4. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Military & Warfare. ISBN: 1413469663. ISBN/EAN: 9781413469660. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561021312. . 9781413469660 Xlibris Corporation paperback‎

Référence libraire : 1561021312 ISBN : 1413469663 9781413469660

‎Melville W‎

‎Tilbury Nogo: or Passages in the Life of an Unsuccessful Man‎

‎Chapman & Hall 1880. Inner hinges are very worn. Binding is loose. Binding is slightly faded with denting around the edges and backstrip.This book has hardback covers. With owner's name inside cover. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item450grams ISBN: Chapman & Hall hardcover‎

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‎Melville White Whyte Melville‎

‎Tilbury Nogo; or Passages in the Life‎

‎London: Ward Lock & Bowden 0000. A good half leather hardcover. Pages clean. Hinges cracked. Water damage on back cover and some back pages rippling. No date. "New edition" listed. Hard Cover. Good. Ward, Lock & Bowden Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 2LIT5170

‎Melville Fred J.‎

‎Tonga‎

‎London: Melville Stamp Books 1907. Melville Stamp Book No. 7. 65pp xvpp. Includes: the islands and their posts issues of 1866-88 King George I overprinted stamps of 1891 issue of 1892 overprinted stamps of 1893 overprinted stamp of 1894 and 1895 issues of 1895 and 1896 King George II De La Rue issue 1897-1899 official stamps bibliography and check list. Damp stain at base of spine mildly affecting inner corners of pages throughout. Handstamp of original owner "G.W. Scott Montreal P.Q." on front cover and half-title page. "7" written on front cover. Yapped edges a bit worn and chipped as usually found. Soft Cover. Fair. 18mo. Melville Stamp Books Paperback‎

Référence libraire : 01092534

‎Melville Frederick John .‎

‎Tonga by Fred J. Melville. 1909‎

‎2020. Softcover. New. Lang: - eng Pages 94. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1909. This book is Printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Soft Cover HARDCOVER EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Any type of Customisation is possible. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. paperback‎

Référence libraire : PB1111017495137

‎Melville Frederick John .‎

‎Tonga by Fred J. Melville. 1909 Full Leather Bound‎

‎2020. Full Leather Bound. New. Antique look with Golden Leaf Printing and embossing with round Spine completely handmade bindingextra customization on request like Color Leather Colored book special gold leaf printing etc. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1909. This book is printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure in old look so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - eng Pages 94. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED. Normal Hardbound Edition is also available on request. hardcover‎

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‎MELVILLE Harden Sidney 1824 1894‎

‎Torres Strait Canoe and five men at the site of a wreck on the Sir Charles Hardy Islands off Cape Grenville North East Australia‎

‎England 1874. Painted in oil on a 740 x 1250 mm canvas stretcher framed size 1050 x 1550 mm; signed "H.S. Melville" at lower left and dated '1874' with evidence of the signature and date having been over-painted by the artist so likely to have been begun earlier; in the original ornate gilt frame. A recently discovered large and atmospheric oil painting set in the northern reaches of the Great Barrier Reef by the artist who explored the coastal regions of Australia with Francis Price Blackwood on HMS Fly in the 1840s. Enormous and imposing the painting is dominated by the dramatic central ground of the curious rock formation home to hundreds of sea-birds but it is the foreground and the drama of the beautifully depicted canoe from the Torres Strait as well as the hints of tragedy in the flotsam of a wrecked trading vessel on the beach that show Melville as an historical painter at the height of his powers. More it is unlike any other known work of his: a late career oil painting which upholds all the characteristics of a topographical painting and which relates directly to his time sailing with Blackwood. Melville remains an enigmatic figure. He had a long and varied career as an artist in England but for more than thirty years he continually returned to the subject of his adventures as a young man in remote Australian waters contributing a series of magnificent plates to two separate books on the voyage Joseph Beete Jukes's Narrative 1847 and his own Sketches in Australia 1849 as well as experiencing a mid-career revival of enthusiasm for the experience not least with the publication of his delightful memoir the Adventures of a Griffin 1867. Understood in these terms this painting shows him returning to work on Australian themes on a major scale. Although the style and history of the painting mark it out as unmistakably a major work relating to the Coral Sea any original caption has long been lost which makes the fact that the locality of the scene can now be confirmed of the greatest significance: it can be shown to be depicting events ashore on the Sir Charles Hardy Islands just off Cape Grenville near the northern tip of the Cape York peninsula. This was a region the Fly first visited in July 1843 and became a base and "frequent resort" Jukes Narrative vol. I p. 126 for them the following winter in 1844 when they were overseeing the building of the shipping beacon on nearby Raine's Island the latter was so small and inhospitable and so lacking in any safe anchorage that the Fly and its attendant boats shuttled back and forth to the Sir Charles Hardy Islands during this period. Melville's time at the Sir Charles Hardy Islands and his intimate understanding of the work they were doing undoubtably gave shape to this painting. There can be no question that the star of the piece is the finely rendered and detailed depiction of the striking outrigger canoe a splendid example of the canoes of the region of this era: a double rigger with some modifications for travelling in the open sea quite elaborately decorated with designs painted on the hull and bow and an elaborate stern piece as are particularly associated with the Torres Strait at the time Melville was there. Furthermore Melville's published images have long been considered in a sense the type specimens of the European study of these beautiful vessels. The identification of the scene is confirmed by the discovery of a caption to a small wood-engraving of the distinctive rock formation but not the canoe that Melville contributed to an obscure popular work of geography in 1864 and is further confirmed by a comment in his memoir about stepping ashore on the Islands and being very taken with some "picturesque porphyry rocks on the beach one of which had the appearance of an old castle" Adventures of a Griffin p. 126. That the Torres Strait Islanders frequented these remote islands was of course no surprise to anybody on board the Fly or its tender the Bramble as is well-documented in the published accounts and logs while Melville himself was fascinated by their magnificent canoes publishing a number of engraved illustrations of them in his various publications. Similarly the painting's emphasis on both the sea-voyaging of the Islanders and the wrecks of European ships is a subtle reminder that one of the main impulses behind outfitting the voyage had been the loss of the Charles Eaton run aground on the 'Great Detached Reef' just to the east in 1834 only for the survivors to be massacred on nearby Boydang Cay by men from the Torres Strait who had voyaged south on a fishing expedition: the two boys who survived these bitter travails were ultimately rescued two years later from Mer Murray Island in the Torres Strait proper having been taken north with their captors. Melville was not quite 18 years old when he first met Blackwood and agreed to accompany him on the voyage to Australia. Blackwood 1809-1854 was an accomplished naval officer who first undertook hydrographic work in Australia while in command of HMS Hyacinth in the mid-1830s. In no small part because of this experience he was then appointed to command HMS Fly a lavishly equipped vessel that sailed in 1842 to continue the Admiralty hydrographic survey with a particular focus on the Great Barrier Reef the islands of the Torres Strait the north coast as far as Port Essington the Cobourg Peninsula and the southern waters of New Guinea notably the Fly River. The only narrative of the voyage the last of the major British survey voyages to concentrate on Australian waters following those of Cook Flinders King and the last voyage of the Beagle is the thrilling work by the geologist on board Joseph Beete Jukes 1811-1869. Jukes's work is enriched by a series of superb plates based on Melville's drawings followed just two years later by Melville's remarkable series of lithographs with the modest title Sketches in Australia 1849 now recognised as a foundation work of particular importance for the Great Barrier Reef and the north coast generally. Melville was very much in the tradition of some of the specialist artists who had sailed on major voyages of exploration before him: one thinks of William Hodges from Cook's second voyage John Webber Cook's third William Westall Flinders Jacques Arago Freycinet or Louis Choris Kotzebue; he shared their ability to capture scenes from the life their complete immersion in the worlds they visited and even their willingness to experiment with the latest technical innovations when it came to publishing their views and portraits. His devotion to topographical and ethnographical realism his great popularity as an illustrator and his ability to imbue his work with a charged and dramatic atmosphere is a reminder of his abundant talent. Despite being very much part of this tradition of voyage artists it is also significant that this is an extremely rare example of a large format exhibition-quality work in oils relating to the east coast of Australia and one of only a handful of works done by any voyage artist personally familiar with the Reef. The most obvious comparison both in locality and artistic method is the work of his now famous predecessor William Westall who also produced a series of studio oils based on his sketches of sailing with Matthew Flinders on the Investigator: not least despite never achieving the great successes with his voyage paintings of which he had dreamed just like Westall Melville continued to return to Australian themes on Westall who was still diligently working on a picture of the wrecks of the Porpoise and Cato on the southern edge of the Great Barrier Reef when he died in 1850 see Smith European Vision p. 197. Any documentation relating to Blackwood and the voyage of the Fly is a truly important rediscovery not least because it is among the least studied and least documented of any of the early voyages of exploration in the region or indeed in Australia generally. Melville's studies of the Torres Strait in particular are considered the most important and extensive documentation by any Western artist of the region as it was drawn into the sphere of British influence. The sea-voyaging of the Torres Strait Islanders the fraught history of interactions between local tribes and Europeans the great and tragic history of wrecks in the region and the artist's own fascination with their canoes all contributed to Melville's painting and lend it a drama and immediacy befitting a work of its kind. Provenance: Private Australian collection since purchase in London in the 1970s. unknown‎

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‎Melville Herman‎

‎TOWN-HO'S STORY‎

‎Melville Herman `THE TOWN-HO'S STORY' contained in HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE. New York: Harper 1851. Contained in `Harper's New Monthly Magazine' volume 3 June-Nov. 1851. Original publisher's black cloth gilt. Melville's work appears at pp. 658-665. Some foxing and mild chafing at tips but a handsome copy of a volume rarely found in decent shape in the publisher's cloth binding; invariably found in contemporary leather rebindings. Contains the first appearance in print anywhere of any part of MOBY- DICK. Grolier American Hundred 60. hardcover‎

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‎Melville Lewis. edited by.‎

‎TRIAL OF THE DUCHESS OF KINGSTON.‎

‎Toronto: Canada Law Book Co. Ltd 1927. hardcover. Good. Octavo approx. 5 1/2" by 8 1/2" 328 pages red cloth covers spine faded with some spotting. Black and white illustrations. Some foxing on first and last pages. Text clean hinges tight. Part of the Notable Trials series. 121809A <br/><br/> Canada Law Book Co. Ltd hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 000017801

‎MELVILLE Lewis Editor‎

‎Trial of The Duchess of Kingston‎

‎Edinburgh & London: William Hodge & Company Limited 1927. 1927. 8vo. pp. x 1 leaf 328. 9 illus. cloth spotted extremities slightly frayed. First Edition. Notable British Trials Series. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Edinburgh & London: William Hodge & Company, Limited, [1927]. Hardcover‎

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‎Melville Herman Osborne Frances Thomas / Heywood Ehrlich‎

‎Two essays on Melville: "Herman Melville Through a Child's Eeys" Osborne and "A Note on Melville's 'Men Who Dive'" n Bulletin of the New York Public Library December 1965‎

‎New York 1965. Near fine in original wrappers with numerals and letters written at the top left corner of the front panel. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Near fine. Paperback‎

Référence libraire : b44283

‎Melville Neil‎

‎Two Handed Sword: History Design and Use‎

‎Pen and Sword Military. Hardcover. 1526733137 . New. Pen and Sword Military hardcover‎

Référence libraire : Z1526733137ZN ISBN : 1526733137 9781526733139

‎Melville Neil‎

‎Two Handed Sword: History Design and Use‎

‎Pen and Sword Military. Hardcover. 1526733137 signs of little wear on the cover. . Very Good. Pen and Sword Military hardcover‎

Référence libraire : Z1526733137Z2 ISBN : 1526733137 9781526733139

‎Melville Herman‎

‎TWO TALES BY HERMAN MELVILLE Billy Budd and Benito Cereno‎

‎Easton Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1980. Reprint. Hardcover. Ful blue leather gilt embossed cover. All edges gilt silk moire endpapers silk marker ribbon five raised spine bands. Color frontis illust. ; 14.4 X 10.4 X 1.2 inches . Easton Press hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 54804

‎Melville Herman‎

‎Two Tales by Herman Melville: Billy Budd and Benito Cereno‎

‎Norwalk Connecticut: The Easton Press. Very Good. 1980. Hardcover. Part of Easton Press's Masterpieces of American Literature series. Bound in full genuine leather with 22kt gold decorations. Luxury features include gilded page edges a sewn-in satin bookmark moire endpapers raised bands on the spine and archival quality paper that is sewn not glued into the binding. Introduction biy Maxwell Geismar. Several surface scratches on gilt bottom page edge. Former owner embossed seal on title page. Ships same or next business day. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 176 pages . The Easton Press hardcover‎

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