Vintage Moby-Dick Herman Melville Franklin Library Black Leather Illustrated HC

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Brand/Publisher: Franklin Library deluxe leather-bound edition issued by Franklin Mint Corporation. Title: Moby-Dick, or, The Whale. Author: Herman Melville. Series: Franklin Library collector's edition of classic American literature featuring decorative binding and commissioned illustrations inspired by nineteenth-century whaling imagery. Format: English-language hardcover novel with black leather binding, gilt-stamped front and back boards, gilt-lettered spine, decorative endpapers, and all page edges gilt; illustrated with black-and-white plates reproduced from historical whaling prints. Genre/Topic: Classic sea adventure, whaling voyage, shipboard life, obsession and revenge, maritime symbolism, and nineteenth-century American literature. Features: This Franklin Library edition presents the complete text of Melville's whaling epic, following narrator Ishmael aboard the Pequod as Captain Ahab leads his crew on a relentless hunt for the legendary White Whale. The narrative blends vivid seafaring episodes with philosophical reflection, biblical and literary allusions, and detailed chapters on whales and whaling that explore fate, free will, and humanity's struggle with the natural world. Illustrations in this edition are provided through the courtesy of the Kendall Whaling Museum in Sharon, Massachusetts, complementing the nautical design with compass and fleur-de-lis motifs stamped in gold on the covers. Type: Novel; narrative type: fiction; intended audience: adult readers

• Publisher: Franklin Library
• Year: 1979
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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