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The Piazza Tales
by Melville, Herman
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Purple stamped cloth with yellow endpapers. Spine toned, some light staining to covers, head and foot of spine with slight wear,
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About This Item
Dix & Edwards, 1856. First Edition. 431, [7] pp. ads. 1 vols. 8vo. Purple stamped cloth with yellow endpapers. Spine toned, some light staining to covers, head and foot of spine with slight wear, dampstaining to edge of last few leaves. Bookplates of Frederic Skiff, Estelle Doheny (paper), and another former owner. First Edition. 431, [7] pp. ads. 1 vols. 8vo. An unsophisticated copy. One the great collections of short fiction in American literature, containing Melville's most famous short stories, including "Bartleby," "Benito Cereno," "The Encantadas", etc., most of which had originally been published in Putnam's.
The nicer of two copies from Doheny's collection, a nice copy of a book rarely seen in decent condition. BAL 13669; Doheny, Perryville 358
The nicer of two copies from Doheny's collection, a nice copy of a book rarely seen in decent condition. BAL 13669; Doheny, Perryville 358
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 368688
- Title
- The Piazza Tales
- Author
- Melville, Herman
- Format/Binding
- 431, [7] pp. ads. 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Purple stamped cloth with yellow endpapers. Spine toned, some light staining to covers, head and foot of spine with slight wear,
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Dix & Edwards
- Date Published
- 1856
- Keywords
- German | Herman Melville
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
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