Moby Dick, Rockwell Kent (170 results)

Condition: New. 2000. 2000 Modern Library Pbk. Ed. Paperback. Illustrator(s): Kent, Rockwell. Series: Modern Library Classics. Num Pages: 896 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 91 x 40. Weight in Grams: 654. . . . . .

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: very good. Kent, Rockwell (illustrator). Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Rockwell Kent (illustrator). First Edition. Original titled pictorial wrappers with Rockwell Kent art on the front cover. 50 pages including an index. Foreword by Tanselle and 126 described printings, with illustrations. A fine, clean and unmarked copy. Indispensable to scholars and collectors.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Rockwell Kent (illustrator). Some ware on jacket otherwise book in great condition.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. Kent, Rockwell (illustrator). 768 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.92 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Rockwell Kent (illustrator). blue faux-leather (Vinyl) c w/white titles; illustrated end papers; 561 clean, unmarked pages.

Hardcover. 135p., 5.5x7.25 inches, decorative endpapers, eassays, texts, folding map, illustrations, whaling glossary, very good hardcover in white cloth boards and gilt. Published to accompany the California College of the Arts exhibit of Moby-Dick related art and artifacts.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. rockwell Kent (illustrator). 822 pages, states 1992 Modern Library Edition, a nine at the bottom of the copyright page which I guess is the printing. Dust jacket a bit dusty, with previous owner's signature on front flap of dust jacket. Modern Library.

Hard Cover. Condition: vg-. Rockwell Kent (illustrator). The ML Giant binding style indicates this book was printed between 1945-63. b/w ils; blue/grey cover with green ovals on front & spine with torchbearer logo in each; green title band with gilt lettering on spine; grey endpages have torchbearer logo in center of design with 4 reading characters on each corner; prev. owner's bookplate on front endpage & name written on free front endpage. Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Rockwell Kent (illustrator). Octavo. Modern Library Giant G64. Later printing, indicated by Toledano Spine G5 (1945-1963) and later number (362) on reverse of jacket. Gray-green boards, pictorial dust jacket, top edge dyed gray. Gutter before title page cracked; edge wear/rubbing on boards; some mild scratches on top edge of text block; pages mildly toned. Jacket has rubbing, creasing, edge wear, chipping and toning, but is intact and in protective mylar. Binding slightly shaken. Text clean and unmarked.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Rockwell Kent (illustrator). reprint ed. 8vo, The Modern Library Giant, gray cloth hardcover with dust jacket, DJ is rubbed, page edges lightly tanned, 362 titles on DJ, Rockwell Kent illustrations, 825 pages.

Gebundene Ausgabe. Condition: Gut. 2.,. 959 S. Alle Bücher & Medienartikel von Book Broker sind stets in gutem & sehr gutem gebrauchsfähigen Zustand. Die Ausgabe des gelieferten Exemplars kann um bis zu 10 Jahre vom angegebenen Veröffentlichungsjahr abweichen und es kann sich um eine abweichende Auflage handeln. Unser Produktfoto entspricht dem hier angebotenen Artikel, dieser weist folgende Merkmale auf: Helle/saubere Seiten in fester Bindung. Mit Schutzumschlag in gutem Zustand. Leichte Gebrauchsspuren. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1150.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. White cloth boards a bit soiled. Gilt lettering on cover and gilt illustration on rear cover. Book to accompany the Wattis Institute's exhibition. 5 1/2"w x 7 1/4"h. 136 pages. Keywords: Rockwell Kent, Lakeside Press, Artwork, Whaling, Religion, Faith, Obsession, Homosexuality, Characters, Scenes, Herman Melville, Exhibition, Pequod.

HARD BACK BROWN. Condition: FAIR. KENT, ROCKWELL (illustrator). DELUXE ED. Blue Ilustrated Hard Back Cover. Cover has Gold gilt illustration and spine has blurry gold lettering. Spine has Water soiling that does not affect text in book. Pages are very clean with slight aged toning. Contains Black and White Illustrations. Overall in fair condition. DATE PUBLISHED: 1937 EDITION: DELUXE ED 822.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Rockwell Kent (illustrator). Reprint Edition. An incredible edition of this classic illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Stated Modern Library Edition 1982. In brown boards with gilt. Some wear/tiny flakes to spine ends and corners. Horizontal crease to front board and vertical to rear that appear to have occured at bindery. A few tiny spots to page ends. Clean interior and solid binding. Jacket is unclipped ($10.95) with a few short tears to head of spine, top aof front panel and bottom of rear. Edgwear/nicks especieally at spine ends/corners and small chip to top rear corner. A couple small punctures and some flakes to pigment on spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Modern Library Edition. The classic with the much coveted illustrations by Rockwell Kent. An ex-library copy in grey cloth with green title panel and gilt to type. Top page ends tinted dark grey with some marks/spots. Some rounding/dings to corners and tape shadows to tops and bottoms of boards. General edgewear and some fading to heel of spine over onto front board. Library name in pen and tape shadow to ffep, split to hinge at title page with mull showing, but still solid. Call number in pen and library pocket to rfep. Otherwise clean. Jacket is unclipped with tape to edges of flaps, edgewear, rubbing and sticker residue to spine. Modern Library Giant #G64 with 379 titles listed on inside of jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Good +. Rockwell Kent (illustrator). 8 vo, xxxi +822 pp + Epilogue. Modern Library Giant G64. Grey-green cloth boards in Gianst Style 5 (in use from 1945-1963). Bottom corners lightly edgeworn. Front and back hinges cracked two pages in from covers. End papers complete and not damaged. Top Edge green. No internal markings, clean. DUST JACKET shows quite a bit of wear along edges. Lower front panel about 1.5" square was torn and twisted, now rough, but present. Top and bottom of spine is chipped.

Full-Leather. Condition: Fine. Kent, Rockwell (illustrator). Limited Edition. 2 volumes. The 25th Anniversary Limited Edition of The Great Books of the Western World. A limited edition. Full gray leather with gilt titles and decorations; all edges gilt; raised bands; silk moire endpapers; ribbon page marker. This is the higher quality full leather binding published by The Franklin Library. BB.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. ROCKWELL KENT (illustrator). BOMC Edition. Thick, square-ish octavo, 822 pages, black cloth, pictorial silver stamping lightly worn, top edge stained light green, worn at tips of spine. NOTE: NO HEADBAND on this copy. NOTE: Melville's name does not appear on the cover of this printing, only Rockwell Kent's, on the spine. "Probably the most impressive single work in American literature" - A. Mizener quoted in FAMOUS AMERICAN BOOKS, 16. {Tanselle, CHECKLIST OF THE EDITIONS OF MOBY DICK, 18} Kent's illustrations are now perhaps the best-known illustrations for MOBY DICK and are certainly among the most effective --Tanselle's MOBY DICK Checklist, 17." The trade edition contains 8 fewer illustrations than the Deluxe edition [THE ARTIST AND THE BOOK, p.96]. This Book-of-the-Month Club copy is the same printing or the mirror-image of the Random House trade edition. [1001 BOOKS YOU MUST READ BEFORE YOU DIE, p.130].

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Grade 1 out 5 points. This book is VERY used with a little bit of life remaining. Book has HEAVY wear, creases and tears on cover and pages. Books with this grade may have any of the following: Personalized notes/names, stickers/labels, markings on pages, bends/crease on cover/spine, ex-library markings, minor water damage. May not include extra materials such as dust jackets, access codes, CDs, accessories, etc. All orders ship by next business day! We are a small company and very thankful for your business!

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket [as issued]. Rockwell Kent (illustrator). Limited Edition. Two volume set published exclusively for subscribers to The 25th Anniversary Limited Edition of The Great Books of the Western World. Full leather bindings, gilt decorations on covers and gilt titled ribbed spine, sewn-in ribbon marker, moire endpapers, all edges gilt. Clean unmarked copies, small imperfections to edge gilt on volume II otherwise like new copies.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Rockwell Kent (illustrator). The only date given is 1930, but this is for the Lakeside Press edition. This Modern Library edition's design is typical of their design from the 1950s. Book is in fine condition: No wear to the binding. No slope, no twist, no distortion from reading or improper shelving. Pages are tight and clean with no marks. No name of previous owner. No musty odor. No tobacco odor. No water damage. No soiling. The dust jacket shows very light edge wear, no sun fading. DJ in an archival protector.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Kent, Rockwell (illustrator). 1982 Modern Library edition in unclipped jacket with slightest wear to corners. xxxi, [1], 822pp. 8.5 x 8.75". From the front flap: "Out of print for years, the Rockwell Kent Moby Dick is again available to the general reading public, without any changes in the text or the design. All of Kent's 270 masterful illustrations are here reproduced with the same fidelity and are that made the original edition a landmark in book publishing.".

Rockwell Kent (illustrator). First Edition Thus. First edition thus. With the iconic Rockwell Kent illustrations. Measures approximately 7.25" x 5.5", with 822 numbered pages. Comes with a brand new facsimile (reproduction) dust jacket for protection and display. This book is in fair condition. Spine is coming off the binding. Tearing and chipping to edges of boards. Hinges are cracked exposing mesh slightly at rear pastedown. Previous owner's address sticker and bookplate at front pastedown. Interior pages are clean. "Moby Dick or The Whale" by Herman Melville is told through the narrative of Ishmael a sailor on board a whaling ship whose captain is seeking vengeance against Moby Dick, the giant sperm whale who crippled him on the ship's previous voyage. This book was a commercial failure and out of print at the time of the authors death in 1891. Its reputation as a "Great American Novel" was established in the 20th century after the 1919 centennial of the authors birth. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(O10-48).

HARD BACK PURPLE. Condition: GOOD. ROCKWELL KENT (illustrator). Second Trade Edition Spine is sunned. ink inscripition on frontend piece, back endpiece also has some pencil markings. Numerous black and white illustrations. Slight creasing of top cornors of first 220 pages. Small amount of yellowing of pages. Slight fraying of spine at edges. DATE PUBLISHED: 1937 EDITION: 825.

Rockwell Kent (illustrator). First edition thus, first trade edition illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Hardcover, no dust jacket. EDITION: First Edition Thus -- the first one-volume Random House trade edition, printed by the Lakeside Press for R.R. Donnelley and Sons. Copyright page reads "Copyright 1930 by R.R. Donnelley and Sons Company." Consistent with first printing; no subsequent printing statement present. PUBLISHER: Random House, New York, 1930 CONDITION: Dust Jacket: Not present Book: Good -- black cloth boards show heavy surface scuffing and wear throughout; cloth fraying at crown of spine; silver-stamped lettering and whale illustration on boards and spine remain readable though worn; top edge tanned with cloth fraying at headband; pages uniformly tanned as expected for a 96-year-old volume; text and all Rockwell Kent illustrations clean and legible; binding tight and square. Bears a large, dramatic autograph-style signature in dark marker on the front free endpaper -- provenance unknown, unverified, sold as described. When Random House published this edition in 1930, they were so taken with Rockwell Kent's bold Art Deco woodcut-style illustrations that they left Melville's name off the covers entirely -- billing the illustrator above the author on both the cloth and spine. It was a landmark moment in 20th-century book design and one of the editions credited with rescuing Moby Dick from decades of obscurity. The 280 illustrations remain among the most striking visual interpretations of any American novel. Shipped with care via USPS Media Mail with tracking.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Rockwell Kent (illustrator). Literature, art. Covers rubbed, corners and spine ends frayed and chipped, 1/8" loss from the top of the spine. Owner name on the first endpaper, text clean, pages tanned, small corner creases on some interior pages. Top edge dusty, hinges lightly shaken. Classic illustrated edition, uncommon.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine (Facsimile DW). Rockwell Kent (illustrator). First Thus. The "deluxe edition" bound in blue cloth, stamped in gold. The first Garden City edition (the first Kent illustrated edition was done seven years prior to this by Random House). An unusually tight, bright copy of this great book. Provided with the book is a facsimile dustwrapper that fits the book perfectly. 822 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Rockwell Kent (illustrator). Literature, art. Covers rubbed, corners and spine ends frayed, dent on the edge of the rear cover. Blank borzoi bookplate inside the front cover, small ink note on the first endpaper (no names), one passage underlined in ink mid-text, pages tanned, small corner creases on some interior pages. Droplet stain on the fore edge, top edge dusty, hinges good. Classic illustrated edition, uncommon.