MELVILLE, Herman; Illustrated by Maurice Sendak; Edited by Hershel Parker.
Pierre or the Ambiguities: The Kraken Edition.
Pierre or the Ambiguities; Signed by Illustrator Maurice Sendak
New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1995.
$400.00
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Item Number: RRB-30001
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First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Maurice Sendak on the half title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Pierre or the Ambiguities was Melville's 1852 follow-up to the then flop Moby Dick. His publishers, fearing they had another failure on their hands, forced Melville to make additions to the text before they'd publish it. Melville later referred to the original, shorter version as his "kraken" book. Editor Hershel Parker restored the psychological novel to Melville's intended form. Contains 30 full-color illustrations by Maurice Sendak.
Pierre or the Ambiguities: The Kraken Edition.
$400.00
Out of Stock