1850 1ed White Jacket by Herman Melville US NAVY Ship Life Moby Dick Author
‘White Jacket or The World in a Man-of-War’ is a 19th-century American novel by Herman Melville. While aboard the USS United States in the US Navy, Melville experienced the horrors of sea life and wrote piece of adventure fiction based on his own time in the Navy. Controversially, this book exposed many of the faults of the navy including seaman flogging – Melville essentially became an advocate for humanitarian progression in the American military.
A rare first American edition of a Melville classic!
1850 1ed White Jacket by Herman Melville US NAVY Ship Life Moby Dick Author
‘White Jacket or The World in a Man-of-War’ is a 19th-century American novel by Herman Melville. While aboard the USS United States in the US Navy, Melville experienced the horrors of sea life and wrote piece of adventure fiction based on his own time in the Navy. Controversially, this book exposed many of the faults of the navy including seaman flogging – Melville essentially became an advocate for humanitarian progression in the American military.
A rare first American edition of a Melville classic!
Item number: #12109
Price: $750
MELVILLE, Herman
White-jacket, or, The world in a man-of-war
New York: Harper, 1850. First American edition.
Details:
- Collation: Complete with all pages
- [5], vi-vii, [2], 9-465, [7]
- References: BAL 13662;
- Edition note:
- ‘1850’ printed on the title page’
- Language: English
- Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
- Size: ~7.5in X 5.25in (19cm x 13.5cm)
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12109
Category
Literature
Authors
MELVILLE, Herman
Printing Date
19th Century
Language
English
Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Excellent
Collation
Complete