by Herman Melville, author of "Typee," "Omoo," "Mardi," and Redburn."
Format
Books
Language
English
Publication
New York : Harper and Bros., Publishers, 82 Cliff Street ; London : Richard Bentley, 1850
Physical Details
vii, [2], 10-465, [7 or 15] p. ; 20 cm (12mo)
OCLC
ocm01861381, ocm01861381
First American edition; preceded by British edition (BAL 13661).
Collation (1st printing): 12mo: A-T¹² U [$1,5 ( -T1, HORU5) signed; signing $5 as '$*'; missigning A5 as 'C*', Q1 as 'Q*']; 236 leaves, pp. [i-v] vi-vii [viii] [9] 10-465 [466-472] [pagination omitted above chapter headings]. Collation determined from regular appearance of Adams press gripper marks at foot of leaves 6 and 7. Second printing as 1st, except U¹² for U; Q1 and T1 correctly signed; p. [466-480] at end. First printing has extract from Fuller on p. [iii], author's note on p. [iv], reversed in 2nd printing. For other variants and bindings see BAL.
Publisher's advertisements: p. [467]-[472] (1st printing), p. [467]-[480] (2nd printing).
Blanck, J. Bibliography of American literature, 13662