Pierre; or, The Ambiguities

by Herman Melville

$3,500 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller · No longer available

First edition

First Edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Original slate blind-stamped cloth, uneven browning, soiling to rear board, gilt-lettered on spine darkened , splits along joints and spine tips; Henry McBride booklabel, usual spotting to front and end matter. BAL 13666. Item #352726 A large part of the first edition was destroyed in the fire at Harper’s in 1853.

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