‎Melville herman‎

‎Melville Herman w/intro by Preston Hussey Early‎

‎Mardi and A Voyage Thither‎

‎Melville Herman w/intro by Preston Hussey Early. pub. by The St. Botolph Society nd 1923 c1923 1st printing gilt illus. boards w/gilt titles minor edgewear o/w vg no dj 580 pp full page B & W illus. sm 8vo $22.50 hardcover‎

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‎Melville Herman‎

‎Mardi and a voyage thither 1922‎

‎2020. Paperback. New. Lang: - eng Pages 420. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1922. 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

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‎Melville Herman‎

‎Mardi and a voyage thither Volume 2 1922 Hardcover‎

‎2020. Hardcover. New. Lang: - eng Vol: - Volume 2 Pages 420. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1922. This book is printed in black & white Hardcover sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover 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. 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. Volume 2 hardcover‎

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‎Melville Herman‎

‎Mardi and a Voyage Thither‎

‎CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. Used - Very Good. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform unknown‎

Bookseller reference : GRP97381404 ISBN : 1533081336 9781533081339

‎Melville Herman‎

‎MARDI And a Voyage Thither‎

‎Boston MA: St. Botolph Society. G/No Dustjacket. 1922. 1st Impression. Decorative Cloth. Sm 8vo. 580 18 pp. edges rubbed. hinges cracked page toning . St. Botolph Society hardcover‎

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‎Melville Herman‎

‎Mardi and A Voyage Thither‎

‎Boston: The St. Botolph Society 1923. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. First printing 1923 hardcover with decorative blue cloth boards in dust jacket octavo 580pp. illustrated in b&w. Book near fine with handsome boards showing hint of wear to spine ends and corners binding tight text has some toning throughout. DJ good with edgewear that includes some small tears and their related creases spine ends chipped spine lightly toned and rubbed. The St. Botolph Society hardcover‎

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‎Melville Herman‎

‎Mardi roman Traduction par Charles Cestre‎

‎Paris: Robert Marin 1950. First edition. Softcover. Very Good. 509 pages. Pictorial paper wraps. In French. Introduction by Henri Parisot. In very good condition for its age. Shelf and edge wear. 1/2 inch missing from top back cover. Inside clean and tight other than price written in pencil on endpaper. Pages uncut. 111204287 "De et ouvrage il a ete tire cinquante exemplaires sur velin offset superieur numerotes de 1 a 50." . Catalogs: Literature & Classics . Robert Marin paperback‎

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‎Melville Herman‎

‎Mardi und eine Reise dorthin: Roman‎

‎Manesse Verlag 2019. Hardcover. New. German language. 8.50x5.60x1.70 inches. Manesse Verlag hardcover‎

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‎MELVILLE Herman New York 1819 New York 1891‎

‎Mardi. E un viaggio laggiù‎

‎Firenze: Vallecchi Gli stranieri 1965. Rilegato hardback. Buono Good. Traduzione di Emilio Tadini. 8vo. pp. 566. Buono Good. Copertina sciupata con canalini riparati. Prima edizione italiana First Italian Edition. Vallecchi, Gli stranieri hardcover‎

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‎Melville Herman‎

‎MARDI: AND A VOYAGE THITHER‎

‎London: Richard Bentley 1849. Three volumes. Octavo. Mottled 18th century calf yes 18th century! neatly and sturdily rebacked at a recent date in matching calf with raised bands gilt rules contrasting red and black gilt labels new endsheets. Boards somewhat worn and darkened at edges else a very good set with the half- title in the third volume but not the second none called for in the first. The second and third volumes are largely unopened. First edition preceding the U.S. edition. One of one thousand sets printed. Apart from THE WHALE Melville's only other three volume novel. In any state even in an English provincial remboitage such as this it is uncommon. SADLEIR EXCURSIONS p.225. BAL 13657. Richard Bentley hardcover‎

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‎Melville Herman‎

‎Mardi: And a Voyage Thither‎

‎New York: Harper & Brothers 1849 Two volumes. First American edition. Original publisher's blue-green blind-stamped cloth with gilt lettering to spines. A very good or better set with some light wear some toning to spine scattered spotting and small stains to cloth former owner ink signature to first blank of volume II usual scattered foxing to text. Overall a very attractive and tight copy without any repair or restoration. Much nicer than usually found. BAL 13658. Mardi is Herman Meville's third book and marks a departure from his first two works Typee 1846 and Omoo 1847 which are more autobiographical in nature. Mardi begins like Melville's preceding novels with a fictional South Seas whaling adventure story but quickly changes into a more allegorical and experimental text when the main characters abandon their vessel and travel to a variety of fictional symbolic countries. Melville's use of poetry and song also makes this text unique. While it was heavily criticized upon publication Mardi is best understood within the greater context of his entire body of writing. Rather than continue to produce variations of his first two successful novels Melville pushed himself to improve on his own writing and while perhaps not fully recognized in Mardi this laid the groundwork for his later novels including White-Jacket 1850 and Moby Dick 1851. This first American edition published April 14 1849 was preceded only by the three volume first British edition published on March 16th of the same year. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. New York: Harper & Brothers hardcover‎

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‎Melville Herman‎

‎Mardi: and A Voyage Thither Vol. II of 2 Leather Bound‎

‎2019. Leather Bound. New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine extra customization on request like complete leather Golden Screen printing in Front Color Leather Colored book etc. Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back . 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 so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - eng. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. COMPLETE LEATHER WILL COST YOU EXTRA US$ 25 APART FROM THE LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. hardcover‎

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‎Melville Herman‎

‎Mardi: and A Voyage Thither Vol. I of 2 FULL LEATHER BOUND‎

‎2019. SUPER DELUXE EDITION. 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 2019 with the help of original edition published long back. 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. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED. Normal Hardbound Edition is also available on request. unknown‎

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‎Melville Herman. cn‎

‎Mardi: and A voyage thither Volume v.1 1849 Leather Bound‎

‎2019. Leather Bound. New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine. Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back 1849. 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. 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. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - eng Vol: - Volume v.1 Pages 384. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE. Volume v.1 hardcover‎

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‎Melville Herman‎

‎Mardi: and A Voyage Thither Vol. II of 2‎

‎2019. Paperback. New. Lang: - eng. Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back . 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

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‎Melville Herman‎

‎Mardi: and A Voyage Thither Vol. I of 2 Hardcover‎

‎2019. Hardcover. New. Lang: - eng. Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back. This book is Printed in black & white Hardcover sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover 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. hardcover‎

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‎Melville Herman‎

‎Mardi: and a Voyage Thither. 2 volumes‎

‎New York: Harper and Brothers 1849. Hardcover. Good . Hardcover. First American Edition. This was Melville's third book and his first purely fictional work. It was not a critical success when published but is now considered to have explored philosophical themes and showed his potential. Bound in modern brown leather boards with black title labels to spines. Marbled endpapers. Dampstaining throughout and intermittent foxing. Page repair to page 365 in volume I. Volume I: 365 pages; Volume II: 387 pages plus 8 pages of advertisements. Good condition. LIT/081218. Harper and Brothers hardcover‎

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‎Melville Herman. cn‎

‎Mardi: and A voyage thither Volume v.2 1849 Hardcover‎

‎2020. Hardcover. New. Lang: - eng Vol: - Volume v.2 Pages 416. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1849. This book is printed in black & white Hardcover sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover 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. 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. Volume v.2 hardcover‎

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‎MELVILLE Herman‎

‎Mardi: And A Voyage Thither‎

‎Boston: The St. Botolph Society 1923. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First printing thus. Originally published in London in 1849. Illustrated with black and white plates by Frank T. Merrill. Pictorial blue cloth stamped in white black and gilt. Modest age-toning near fine in a very good dustwrapper with spine darkened spine ends and corners nicked. A nice copy. The St. Botolph Society hardcover‎

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‎Melville Herman‎

‎MARDI: AND A VOYAGE THITHER .‎

‎New York: Harper & Brothers 1849. 12mo two volumes: pp. i-ix x-xii 13 14-365 366-372: blank note: last three leaves are blanks Q5 used as lining for terminal endpaper Q6 excised by the binder; v-x x-xii 9 10-11 12 13-387 388: blank 1-8: ads note: text complete despite gap in pagination double flyleaves at front of volume one and at front and rear of volume two original decorated green cloth front and rear panels stamped in blind spine panels stamped in gold and blind yellow coated endpapers. First U.S. edition. Melville's MOBY-DICK 1851 was "preceded by several book-length tales in which heightened travelogue -- as in TYPEE: A PEEP AT POLYNESIAN LIFE 1846 -- gradually turned into the metaphysical fantasy of MARDI: AND A VOYAGE THITHER 1849 in which realistic narrative satire and outright fantasy intermingle. Mardi itself is an archipelago which as the tale progresses becomes indistinguishable from and coextensive with the world. The story begins as two sailors leave their ship and rescue a white woman from human sacrifice; after she disappears they start an ornate quest for her. The protagonist takes on godly qualities and the girl increasingly seems to combine prelapsarian virtues with the Lamia-like allure of a double who haunts her seekers. Eventually five comrades become involved in the quest visiting at least thirteen allegorically conceived islands one clearly the USA in the great archipelago; but they never reach their goal and the tale slingshots the heroes into further travels." - Clute and Grant eds The Encyclopedia of Fantasy 1997 p. 636. "MARDI is three different stories at once a high seas adventure a broad-ranging satire and a fantasy . Because Melville was not quite ready for fantasy or satire and because his goals of amusement mystification and speculation tend in this book to work at cross-purposes the amalgam breaks down . MARDI simply confused contemporary readers although in retrospect we can see it as a prospectus for greater works to come." - Attebery The Fantasy Tradition in American Literature From Irving to Le Guin pp. 52-3. MARDI reflects Melville's "frustrations with the restrictions of travel literature as well as his experimentation with new genres. His most audacious fictional effort up to that point in his career MARDI has had the following generic labels applied to it: quest epic allegory satire utopian novel romance and philosophical novel. A term applied less frequently since the book's publication is 'fantasy.'" - Kent P. Ljungquist in Magill ed. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature II pp. 976-9. "Though somewhat formless" MARDI "is an iconoclastic 'extraordinary voyage' among islands of unsatisfactory mythologies politics and philosophies that blends memories of Polynesia with elements from Rabelais." - Suvin Metamorphoses of Science Fiction p. 143. "The movement from his first major full-length fiction MARDI a fantastic voyage which explores innumerable eutopias and dystopias through MOBY-DICK to his last full-length fiction THE CONFIDENCE-MAN a fantastic voyage which explores the totality of existence is to say the least a major contribution to the literature of created societies." - Franklin Future Perfect pp. 144-5. Negley Utopian Literature: A Bibliography 1479. Sargent British and American Utopian Literature 1516-1985 Additions. Teitler 849. BAL 13658. Wright I 1860. Early gift inscription on front flyleaf of volume 1 early owner's name and date on front paste-down of volume 2. Some spotting to cloth considerable foxing to endpapers flyleaves and text block latter mostly early and late of volume 2 a good copy. #151611 Harper & Brothers unknown‎

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‎Melville Herman‎

‎MARDI: AND A VOYAGE THITHER‎

‎New York: Harper & Bros. 1849. Two volumes. Purple cloth stamped in blind and gilt coated yellow endsheets. Spines sunned pencil ownership inscription in each volume coated endsheets show heavy discolorations from evidently an early form of protective wrapper some isolated small ink spots to cloth otherwise for this edition about very good with only very slight scattered foxing. Worn slipcase. First American edition of Melville's third book and first novel issued a few days after the scarce three volume London edition. This set is in the binding variant with the blindstamped rule at the crown of each spine. BAL 13658. WRIGHT I:1860. Harper & Bros. hardcover‎

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‎Melville Herman‎

‎Mardi: And a Voyage Thither. In Two Volumes‎

‎New York: Harper & Brothers 1849. Two Volumes. 8vo. Vol. I: 364 pp. Vol. II: 387 pp. Very Good Gilt Quarter Leather On Grey Boards modern rebinding; edge wear on boards; pencil scribbles on end papers; light staining & foxing throughout text on end papers and edges of text block; shelf wear. Provenance: John Ruyle bookplate. Bibliographic analysis suggests this is a First Edition Second Printing but may however be a Mixed State. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1849 hardcover‎

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‎Melville Herman‎

‎MARDI: and a Voyage Thither.‎

‎Hardcover. Very Good. Early printing two volumes: Harper and Brothers 1864. Second Am. edition. Embossed green cloth with bright bright gilt i-xii 365pp; Vol ii-xii -387pps. Remarkably tight bright and clean. Only reader's marks are Robt. P. BROWN's handsome Stoneligh N. Baltimore MD U.S. bookplates inside front covers. Hint of edgewear. Pages clean and free of foxing. hardcover‎

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‎MELVILLE Herman‎

‎Mardi: and A Voyage Thither Two volume set‎

‎New York: Harper & Brothers 1849. Hardcover. Near Fine. First American edition preceded slightly by the British edition. Two volumes. Vol. 1: pp. i-ix x-xii 13 14-365 366 blank; Vol. 2: pp. v-ix x-xii 9 10-387 388 blank 1-8 advertisements. Bound in early modern brown pigskin gilt lettered spines with raised bands gilt turn-ins marbled endpapers. In Vol. 1 the first leaf of Chapter 1 pp. 13-14 is misbound in between Contents pp. x-xi Vol. 2 has a small paper repair to the top right corner of p. xi else a handsome near fine set with some very light scattered foxing in Vol. 2. Melville's third book an allegorical novel that was a precursor to Moby-Dick. BAL 13658. Harper & Brothers hardcover‎

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‎MELVILLE HERMAN‎

‎Mardi: And A Voyage Thither‎

‎New York: Harper & Bros. 1849. First American Edition; two volumes; publisher’s cloth. BAL 13658. Spines faded; bookplates; top quarter inch of the spine of the first volume chipped; some foxing; a very good set. While intended for simultaneous publication the English edition was published a month earlier than the American. Mardi is an allegorical romance set in the South Seas based as most of Melville’s work was on his own experience sailing the Pacific. Harper & Bros. hardcover‎

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