Moby Dick, Rockwell Kent, First Edition, random house (25 results)

Rockwell Kent (illustrator). First Edition. For sale is a brand new facsimile (reproduction) dust jacket for the 1930 1st Rockwell Kent Random House Edition of Moby Dick by Herman Melville. No book is included in this listing, however we may have the original book available for sale in our store under a different listing. Please view our other facsimile dust jackets being offered for sale. All jackets come in a brand new brodart mylar protective sleeve. We offer the highest quality and least expensive facsimile (reproduction) dust jackets currently available anywhere. Our jackets are beautifully crafted by a graphic design expert. These dust jackets are offered for research, archival, and preservation purposes. All jackets are labeled as facsimiles on the front or rear flap. Funding to be used for future acquisition and preservation of dust jacket art. Please check back often, as we plan on adding new jackets weekly.

Hardcover. Condition: Good Minus. Kent, Rockwell (illustrator). 1st Edition. Black Cloth Hardcover with silver gilt design and lettering. There is general wear to the exterior including fading to the silver design and lettering, hinges are worn and weak and corners bumped and light age toning to the inside pages due to age. This is the scarce first edition Random House classic. We ship fast. Email us for a photo.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent (illustrator). First edition thus. Short tear to the cloth at the crown of the spine, moderate shelf wear and aging, previous owner's name and date (1930) on front free endpaper, else very good in black cloth with sliver lettering and design on the front board and spine. No dust jacket.; 825 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent (illustrator). Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. First edition thus. Moderate edge wear and aging, previous owner's name on front paste-down, else very good in black cloth with silver lettering and design on the spine and front board. No dust jacket.; 822 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1930 Moby Dick Rockwell Kent ART 1ed Herman Melville Whaling Voyage Illustrated Moby Dick is perhaps the most famous sea adventure novel of the 19th-century. First appearing in periodicals, Herman Melville s most famous work saw an initial mix of responses on its way to becoming one of the great American novels. The books rise to fame even caused authors like William Faulkner stating that he wished he had written the book himself. While the work itself is a story of hunting the great whale Moby Dick, it is written with themes regarding social class, good and evil, and the existence of God. This valuable 1930 American edition, or, the first Kent edition, was published by Random House and includes famous illustrations by the beloved artist, Rockwell Kent. The Kent illustrated editions are considered the best Moby Dick printings and are known to have helped propel Moby Dick to the classic status it holds today. Item number: #30741 Price: $499 MELVILLE, Herman; KENT, Rockwell (Illus.) Moby Dick or The Whale New York: Random House, 1930. First Edition. Details: Collation: Complete o xxxi, [1], 822, [6] o Numerous full-page and in-text illustrations throughout Language: English Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure o Decorative black cloth Size: ~ 7.25in X 5.5in (18.5cm x 14cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 30741 Photos available upon request.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First trade edition of Melville's classic novel with Rockwell Kent's striking artistic interpretation. One of the most iconic illustrated books of the twentieth century, Kent's background as a draughtsman and his love of maritime travel and adventure made him particularly well suited to take on the illustrations. New York: Random House, 1930. Original black boards with silver-stamped titles and design; pp. xxxii, 822, [6]. An about very good copy. Binding a touch shaken, but sturdy and square. Light shelfwear to boards with minor fraying at spine tips, silver stamping rubbed. Owner's bookplate to pastedown and signature to first blank, minor offsetting to endpapers, else internally clean. Protected in a removable archival sleeve.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Rockwell Kent (illustrator). 1st Edition. black leather, gilt decorated binding. lightly rubbed cover and spine edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First trade edition of Moby Dick or the Whale , illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Published by Random House in 1930, Pictures available. Dj is also present and in Very Good condition with some slight chipping on the top of spine and corners. Name is neatly written on top of front free endpaper. The last photo shows the silver on the spine and cover which is pristine and not at all rubbed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First trade edition of this illustrated edition. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Light toning on the endpapers, cloth rubbed away in a couple of tiny spots at the spine ends, a very good copy lacking the dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 1930 Random House Edition Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Published by Random House, 1930. Octavo. Black cloth boards stamped in silver. Signed and inscribed by artist Rockwell Kent on flyleaf, To Anna Rush by Rockwell Kent . Book is in good condition. Has moderate shelf/edge wear. Spotting to flyleafs. Silver whale and text to front boards has been mostly rubbed off. Has contemporary pencil notations on rear second to last page as well as some margin notations throughout. Has wear to board edges. Large rip/tear to front top corner. Some cloth fraying at edges/hinges. Lacking original dust jacket. Has a facsimile jacket included. A good copy of this landmark edition of Moby-Dick featuring the classic woodcut illustrations of Rockwell Kent, signed by Kent. 825 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.

Condition: Very Good. Rockwell Kent (illustrator). First Edition. Black cloth boards with silver title and whale particulars to spine and front cover, together with dustjacket wrapped in mylar. Dustjacket with losses to bottom of spine (see image). Previous owner's name, dated 1930, to front pastedown. A clean copy with no other names or markings. 5.5 x 7.5 in.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Slipcase-As New. Rockwell Kent (illustrator). First Edition. First trade edition with the Rockwell Kent illustrations. Preceded by a scarce 3 volume limited edition published by the Lakeside Press, Chicago with the same 280 illustrations. A previous owner's gift inscription to front free end paper, small spots of soil to bottom page edges and a trace of rubbing to silver decorations are the only faults. Book has none of the usual rubbing to rails and no fraying or tears to spine ends as is common with this binding! Overall ,with faults mentioned, a NEAR FINE crisp, tightly bound volume. Enclosed in a NEW custom cloth covered slipcase ( 1/10) decorated with a supplied vintage original postcard "Man At Mast" by Rockwell Kent contemporary to this edition, inlaid and outlined in silver ; silver lettering. While unstated, the subject matter, the illustration and the date suggests to me that this illustration may have been created by Kent for the Lakeside and subsequent Random House editions, but was rejected by the publishers. However, that is pure speculation.It does make a beautiful and appropriate addition to the slipcase. 8 of 10 of these special cases have been sold with a book or to house a collector's copy. Only 10 have been constructed by our binder. A wonderful gift for the Melville or Kent enthusiast.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. FIRST TRADE ROCKWELL KENT EDITION. 8vo. (7.4 x 5.8 inches). Illustrated by Rockwell Kent with woodcuts throughout the text, with full-page plates, chapter head- and tailpieces, other smaller cuts in the text. Finely bound in recent full black morocco, spine with five raised bands. Red title label. The compartments ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt. Single ruled gilt border on boards. Top edge gilt. Published in the same year by the Lakeside Press of Chicago in a large format, three-volume, limited edition, this trade edition proved immensely popular. It has been credited with contributing greatly to the rediscovery of Moby Dick as a classic. A fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville and illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Random House, NY. 1930 first thus Kent illustrated edition. Book in very good condition in fine binding: recent full black morocco binding with spine gilt with red labels, orig. cover bound it at front.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Kent, Rockwell (illustrator). First Edition. Scarce with original dust jacket. Very nice copy of this classic illustrated by Rockwell Kent. The hardcover first edition is in very good plus condition, only some light wear to the silver gilt lettering and design, and light signs of age inside on on paper edges giving a vintage look. The bottom edge of the covers has light fraying to the cloth from shelf wear. The dust jacket is in mylar, has chips, creases, small paper loss in areas on the spine and the flaps are both missing. Overall book very good plus, scarce dust jacket is fair. Please email for photos. We ship fast.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Rockwell Kent (illustrator). First Trade Edition. 822pgs Rebound in full blood red calf leather with gilt ship decorations, rulings on the front panel and spine.top edge gilt.Attractive marbled endpapers. Five raised bands. Neat previous owner inscription on the front blank preliminary page.Impressive illustrations by Rockwell Kent throughout the book. There is even toning to the pages, one of which has a closed tear, not an illustrated page. There is a scratch on the front panel, rubbing to the extremities, and a minor chip in the upper spine edge.The hinges are excellent. A wonderfully produced edition. Size: Octavo.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Rockwell Kent (illustrator). 1st Edition. Very Good++/no dust jacket. Black cloth with silver lettering and designs, First Trade edition. Signed by Rockwell Kent on the free front endpaper. Light staining and browning to page ends. Light bumping to corners on head. Moderate edgewear. A very nice copy of this classic book. Signed by Illustrator(s).

First edition with these illustrations. Trade issue. Beautifully bound by Stephen Conway in full black leather with titles in gilt to the upper board and spine. Hand sewn endbands. All edges gilt. Original publisher's cloth bound in at the rear. With 272 woodcut illustrations throughout the text by Rockwell Kent. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents clean and bright throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. First produced as a three volume limited Lakeside Press edition of 1,000 copies before being published as a one volume trade edition by Random House, Rockwell's stark, dramatic visual take on Moby Dick brought the (then relatively obscure) classic American novel firmly into the 20th century and quickly reinvigorated interest in Melville's work; the Rockwell edition is even now often hailed as the definitive Moby Dick. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Rockwell Kent (illustrator). First Edition Thus. First edition thus, with the iconic Rockwell Kent illustrations. Measures approximately 7.25" x 5.5" with 822 numbered pages. With its scarce original dust jacket. This book is in near fine condition. Minor surface wear and staining to the bottom edge of the textblock. Minor staining to the endsheets. The original dust jacket is in very good condition. Minor edgewear and staining to the panels. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N8-31).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Kent, Rockwell (illustrator). First Edition. Dust jacket is in mylar and has age toning, nicks, and a piece missing on the top spine area. Email us for photos. Nice copy of this classic illustrated by Rockwell Kent. The hardcover first edition is in near fine condition, there is a previous owner's name and inscription dated December 1930. The silver gilt on this book is excellent. Please email for photos. We ship fast. Book is straight and tight. A impressive classic look and sure to keep it's value.

Condition: Near fine in very good jacket. First edition thus. First printing of the Rockwell-Kent illustrated trade edition, with Melville's name omitted from the front cover in lieu of Kent's, a work that many consider Kent's masterpiece. A fine balance of philosophy and comedy like DON QUIXOTE but with epic Miltonic undertones, MOBY DICK was not only Melville's most ambitious work to date, but became one of his biggest flops. By his death in 1891, the book was out of print, and would have to wait until the 1920s for a critical resurrection, one solidified in no small part by this edition, beautifully illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Approached in 1926 by R.R. Donnelly to illustrate a classic of American literature for his Lakeside Press, Kent (very much in need of money) gladly accepted the commission, but eschewed more obvious choices in favor of the still relatively unpopular MOBY DICK. It proved to be an astute choice. Kent's art deco-influenced images perfectly captured Melville's tone and the Lakeside edition promptly sold out. Random House then quickly brought out this trade edition which also proved enormously popular and helped cement both the book's reputation and popularity. An uncommonly nice example of arguably the best known edition of this American classic. 7" x 5.25" Original black cloth, stamped in silver with Kent-designed titles and art. In matching original dust jacket. xxxi, [1], 822, [6]pp, with 275 reproductions of Kent's illustrations. Book bright and clean, with gilt strong and just touches of shelfwear. Contemporary bookseller label to rear pastedown. Jacket lightly worn with spine toned and some tape reinforcement mostly to underside. Still, better than usually seen and presents well. Overall, sound and clean.

Rockwell Kent (illustrator). The first trade edition of what is widely regarded as the definitive edition of Moby Dick. Indeed, if not for this particular edition it is likely no one would know this book today. Melville's great novel was not well received when published in 1851, and it (and he) languished in relative obscurity through the rest of the 19th century. Rockwell Kent was a superstar in the late 1920s world of fine illustrated editions. He produced these nearly 300 illustrations for a lavish edition that was printed in three volumes by The Lakeside Press in 1930. His inspiration came from his immersion in Melville's text as he worked over a period of years. The result was the closest thing to a Kent-Melville collaboration as was possible. Random House got permission to reprint Lakeside's Kent-illustrated edition, and this handsome single volume trade edition was the result. Kent's illustrations had generated a lot of attention, so this was a coup for the trade publisher. Their eagerness to reprint Kent's designs led to an embarrassing blunder, however, as Random House chief Bennett Cerf recalled: "We were so excited about it, we forgot to put Herman Melville's name on the cover, so our edition of Moby Dick, to the vast amusement of everybody (The New Yorker spotted it), said only: 'Moby Dick, illustrated by Rockwell Kent.'" (Cerf. At Random, p. 72). The accidental slight to Herman aside, Random House and Kent did a great job on this trade edition. Not only was Kent was a a brilliant illustrator, he was also a master at integrated design of the whole book. Everything about this edition is pleasing, from the superbly reproduced illustrations and the simple typography, to its agreeable heft and perfect fit in the hands. Its slight chunkiness even subtly evokes its subject. In short, this a great book in every sense--literarily, visually, and tactually. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Bound in black cloth over boards with titles and illustration stamped in silver on spine and upper board. Some shallow bumps at spine ends. Jacket has a bit of chipping at spine ends. Overall a much better copy than normally found. Hardcover. Duodecimo. xxxii, 825 pages.

First edition of Rockwell Kent's profusely illustrated edition of the great American novel. Octavo, original black cloth decorated in gilt, illustrated throughout by Rockwell Kent. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Ann Busby by Rockwell Kent." In very good condition. A bright example. Initially panned by critics and readers when published in 1851, "in the 20th century Moby Dick would be rediscovered and acknowledged as possibly the greatest of all American novels" (Chronology of American Literature). The artist Rockwell Kent did more than provide the illustrations for this landmark edition he designed the entire book. "His energy, many-sided activities and preoccupation with integrated book design made him one of the best known American illustrators of his time" (Harthan, 247).

First Edition Thus. Thick octavo (18.5cm); black cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in silver on spine and front cover; dustjacket; xxxii,822,[8]pp; illus. Tipped onto the front endpaper is a drypoint illustration of a whaling ship at sea (measuring 5.25" x 6 6/8"), signed "Albert V. Sielke 30" in plate, and "A.V. Sielke 30" in pencil directly below. Base of spine gently nudged, else a fresh, Fine copy, with the decorative elements entirely unrubbed. Dustjacket shows some trivial wear, three tiny tears, and minute loss to upper corner tips, else a bright, fresh, copy, without toning or loss of color; Near Fine. First trade edition of Melville's novel illustrated by Rockwell Kent, following the three-volume Lakeside Press edition published the same year. One of the most iconic illustrated books of the 20th century, and a highpoint of Art Deco design and typography. A superior copy of a book that is almost always found well-worn. Tanselle, A Checklist of Editions of Moby Dick (1922-1951), No.18.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Melville, Herman. Moby Dick. New York: Random House, 1930. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. First Trade Edition with Kent Illustrations. Rebound in full leather. Housed in a matching custom archival slipcase.