1855 First Appearance Benito Cereno Herman Melville, Putnam s Monthly Magazine

Herman Melville

Published by Dix and Edwards, 1855

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Putnam's Monthly Magazine of American Literature, Science, and Art. Vol. VI. July to December, 1855. New York: Dix and Edwards, 10 Park Place, 1855. Includes FIRST APPEARANCE Herman Melville, Benito Cereno, 353 - 367 pp, 459 - 473 pp, & 633 - 644 pp. Fine half-leather marbled binding, 668 pp, 9.5 x 6.25", 8vo. In good condition. Boards scuffed at edges & worn at leather corners. Head and tail of spine rubbed, but intact. Gilt ruling on raised bands rubbed, but overall presents well with gilt lettering. Marbled shows show general shelf-wear. Light toning throughout text-block, with a few sparse spots of age-staining. Binding tight and intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Benito Cereno is COMPLETE in three parts: 353 - 367 pp, 459 - 473 pp, & 633 - 644 pp. It is considered by some to be Herman Melville's greatest literary achievement. It is a novella recounting a revolt on a Spanish slave ship captained by Don Benito Cereno. The work takes place in 1799. The captain of a sealing ship Bachelor's Delight, Captain Amasa Delano, spots another shift drifting listlessly towards the bay of Santa Maria. He learns the ship is called the San Dominick and meets its captain, Don Benito Cenero. Upon arrival, Delano is greeted by Spaniards and black men and women who beg him for water and supplies. Instead of a storm or epidemic, a bloody slave revolt under Babo's, a slave, command caused the mortalities among the crew. Melville's main source for the novella was the 1817 memoir of Captain Amasa Delano. Through this memoir, Delano recounts what happens after his vessel, the Perseverance, encounters the Spanish slave ship, the Tryal, on February 20, 1805. Because of the stories ambiguity, it has been read by some as racist and pro-slavery and by others as anti-racist and abolitionist. The work is alluded to in famous American author Ralph Ellison's 1952 novel Invisible Man. Gift quality! A very clean copy! Please check our page for other Putnam's Magazine editions with matching binding! Seller Inventory # RAREA1855JUVX

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Title: 1855 First Appearance Benito Cereno Herman ...

Publisher: Dix and Edwards

Publication Date: 1855

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Edition: 1st Edition

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