Moby Dick by Herman Melville, illustrated by Rockwell Kent

Easily the most beautiful edition of Melville’s masterpiece, the great work of American literature that is Moby Dick. This, however, is also one of the best examples of illustration of the 20th century, full with Rockwell Kent’s masterful and stylish Art Deco images in black and white. Published in 1930 by Lakeside Press, Chicago, this is the luxury limited edition (1,000 copies) produced in three large, hardback volumes.

The condition is very good, aside from a slight water damage to the second and third volumes (several leaves are slightly damp-stained at the upper corner or margin). The damp-stained pages are in vol. II: 70-103 (margin, very slightly), 179-246 (upper corner), 255-270 (upper corner, very slightly); and in vol. III: 1-8 (upper corner, very slightly), 21-52 (upper corner), 129-212 (upper corner), 223-282 (upper corner).

More images are available upon request.