{"product_id":"moby-dick-or-the-whale-folio-society-first-print-herman-melville-1974","title":"Moby Dick or The Whale","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHerman Melville, Moby Dick or The Whale. \u003c\/strong\u003eLondon: The Folio Society, 1974. First printing thus. Wood engravings by Garrick Palmer. 229 × 151 × 35 mm. Pp. [1–4] 5–515 [516]. Type: Scotch Roman. Printed by Richard Clay. Bound by Mackay in full blue cloth with a wood-engraving in black by Palmer; blue endleaves. Mottled grey slip case. There are 25 wood-engravings printed in the text, including 13 full-page, ten half-page, and two which are each spread over an opening (on pages 490–491 and [508–509]).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA slightly worn copy, with spine sunned and he give of a well-read book. In a worn slipcase that is split, tanned and stained, with panels detached.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first edition, first printing published by The Folio Society of one of the greatest American novels featuring wood engravings by English wood engraver and painter Garrick Palmer. (Much) Later on in 2017, Folio Society produced a second edition featuring Rockwell Kent’s illustrations that were first used in the 1930 Lakeside Press edition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54412347343187,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/Moby-Dick-The-Whale-HERMAN-MELVILLE-Illustrated-FOLIO-SOCIETY-1974-First-Print_2.webp?v=1785103848","url":"https:\/\/sanchosrarebooks.co.uk\/products\/moby-dick-or-the-whale-folio-society-first-print-herman-melville-1974","provider":"Sancho's Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}