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Moby Dick or the Whale
Author: Herman Melville (American, 1819–1891)
Illustrated by: Rockwell Kent (American, 1882–1971)
Publisher: Random House (American, founded in 1927)
Printer: Lakeside Press (American, 20th century)
Illustrated by: Rockwell Kent (American, 1882–1971)
Publisher: Random House (American, founded in 1927)
Printer: Lakeside Press (American, 20th century)
1930
Place of Publication: New York, New York, USA
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with photomechanical relief prints
Dimensions
Overall: 18.6 x 14.6 x 5 cm (7 5/16 x 5 3/4 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.2047
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
New York: Random House, 1930
Description(New York: Random House, 1930) Octavo; xxxi, 822 pp. [3 ff.]; original publisher's silver-gilt black cloth, pictorial dust wrapper.
ProvenanceAcquired in 1930 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.
CopyrightBy permission of the Plattsburgh State Art Museum, Plattsburgh College Foundation, Rockwell Kent Gallery and Collection.