Moby Dick; Or, The Whale.

First edition, first issue binding, with the circular Harper's device of Melville's masterpiece. Octavo, original purple-brown cloth (BAL's A grain), covers stamped in blind with the publisher's circular device at the center within a heavy blind rule frame, original orange-coated endpapers. In very good condition with some dampstaining to the cloth and interior. A completely unrestored example of this cornerstone.