Moby Dick, or The Whale by Herman Melville First Modern Library Giant Edition 1944

Moby Dick, or The Whale — Herman Melville
The Modern Library (Random House), New York. First modern library giant edition - 1944 G64 edition.

Condition: Very Good/Good (clean and sound, honest wear).
The dust jacket grades Good.
Noted flaws, plainly:
• chipping and loss at head and tail of jacket spine (photo 8)
• green tape/adhesive repairs along jacket spine edges (photo 8)
• toning and soiling to jacket rear panel and flaps (photos 2, 4)
• edgewear and small tears to jacket front, especially top edge (photo 1)
• penciled notations '275 / 229' on front flap (photo 4)
Photos show the exact copy you will receive.

Printing points, checked on this copy:
• Modern Library Giant, spine number G64
• Copyright page carries only the original 1930 Lakeside Press/Donnelley copyright, no printing statement
• Imprint: 'The Modern Library is published by Random House, Inc.'
• Flap and rear panel address '457 Madison Avenue, New York 22, N.Y.' (postal-zone era, c.1943-1963)
• Flap text: 'As the sixty-fourth title in the Giant series'
• Rear jacket panel: 'OVER 370 TITLES'

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