MELVILLE, Herman

[Moby Dick] in Harper's New Monthly Magazine

NY: Harper & Brothers, (1851. Very first appearance of Moby Dick in any form:  Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XVII, October, 1851, Vol. III, the opening chapter of the classic, here entitled, The Town-Ho's Story. Further explanation provided as, From 'The Whale,' the title of a new work by Mr. Melville, in the press of Harper & Brothers, and now publishing in London by Mr. Bentley. Bound in its original brown buckram. A truly unique literary collectible. Item #10075

Price: $1,850.00