Franklin Center, Pa. The Franklin Library, 1982. Edition limited to an unspecified number; 8vo, pp. [10], 3-341, [1]; original full green gilt-stamped morocco, silk moiré endpapers, silk ribbon bookmark, a.e.g.; fine, bright copy. More
New York: Russell F. Moore Company, [1947]. First edition of this adaptation, 8vo, pp. [12], 3-44; map endpapers, glossary of nautical terms and sea chanteys at the back; fine copy in original blue cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine, original printed dust jacket with some toning around..... More
Tokyo: Kenkyusha, 1931. First edition of this abridgement, 8vo, pp. [8], xxvi, 604, [2]; frontispiece portrait of Melville, folding plate; original red cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine, t.e.g.; spine slightly sunned and a couple of spots on the cover, else very good. Pressure stamp of Barbara..... More
Paris: Editions Mondiales, 1966. Folio, pp. [62]; pictorial endpapers, 39 color illustrations by Neri; fine copy in original pictorial laminate boards. Pressure stamp of Barbara Johnson in the lower margin of the half title. An adaptation by Saulla Dello Strologo of the full novel, apparently for young readers. Issued in..... More
Barcelona: Editorial Juventud, S.A., [1955]. First edition of this printing; 12mo, pp. 399, [1]; original pictorial wrappers depicting Gregory Peck as Ahab; some toning of the text but generally a very good copy. Pressure stamp of Barbara Johnson in the bottom margin of p. 7. The full text of the..... More
Atzcapotzalco, Mexico: Editorial Colecciones, Febrero, 1957. First edition in this form, 8vo, pp. 3-256, [2]; original pictorial wrappers; pages toning, else very good. Issued in the publisher's Libro Verde series. Moby Dick in graphic form, in Spanish, generally 2 cartoon panels per page. Illustrations by Luis Martinez and Othon Luna..... More
Firenze: Bemporad-Marzocco, 1960. Settima edizione, large 8vo, pp. 207, [4]; 4 color plates; original white and blue pictorial boards (some minor soiling); edges a bit scuffed, else very good and sound. Abridged Italian translation. This edition not in OCLC as of December, 2013. More
[Paris]: Galllimard, [1976]. 4to, pp. [7], 12-253, [1]; tet in double column; 20 color illustrations on rectos and versos of 5 plates, other illustrations in the text throughout; a fine copy in a ner fine dust jacket. Pressure stamp of Barbara Johnson in lower margin of title page. The full..... More
Reutlingen: Ensslin & Laiblin Verlag, [1958]. 55-62 tausend, 8vo, pp. 390, [2]; map endpapers, illustrations by Brust throughout; original white linen binding stamped in blue, with a pictorial dust jacket and a glassine overlay dust jacket with printed flaps; binding spotted and dampstained, but not unsightly; a very good copy..... More
Porvoo and Helsinki: Werner Soderstrom Osakeyhtio, [1956]. First edition in Finnish, 8vo, pp. 657, [3]; fine copy in publisher's red cloth-backed mottled paper-covered boards stamped in gilt, and a dust jacket with very slight chipping at the top of the spine. Pressure stamp of Barbara Johnson on the dedication page..... More
Bayrūt: Dār al-Kātib al-ʻArabī, 1970. Later printing of the first Arabic edition of Moby Dick; thick 8vo, pp. [6], 910, [2]; original pictorial wrappers; worn, front hinge reinforced with tape, tears and creases in spine and covers; text block however is in fine condition. This is the full text of..... More
Tehran [?], Iran: Muʼassash-i Chāp va Intishārāt-i Amīr Kabīr, ca. 1965. First edition of the full text of Moby Dick in Persian, 8vo, pp. [2], 524, [2]; original pictorial laminate boards; generally fine throughout. Pressure stamp of Barbara Johnson at the bottom of the title page. At least two earlier..... More
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Bologna: Edizioni Capitol, [1959]. First edition of this abridgement, copy no. 986 of an unspecified limited edition; 8vo, pp. [2], 190; 4 color plates; cushioned pictorial boards; fine copy. Pressure stamp of Barbara Johnson in lower margin of title page. The first Italian translation was by by Pavese in 1932..... More
Torino: Edizioni S.A.I.E., [1957]. Small 4to, pp. [4], 7-201, [3]; title page printed in green and black; 11 full-page illustrations in the text and 3 color plates by Egis; jacket illustration by Ruffinelli; 2 small stains on the fore-edge, some toning to the text, else a near fine copy in..... More
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Milano: Fratelli Fabbri Editori, [1955]. First edition of this abridgement, small 4to (23.5 cm), pp. [2], 149, [3]; 4 color plates; pictorial boards; fine copy. Pressure stamp of Barbara Johnson in lower margin of title page. The first Italian translation was by by Pavese in 1932. OCLC locates the Newberry..... More
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Milano: Fratelli Fabbri Editori, [1955]. First edition of this abridgement, 4to (28.5 cm), pp. 142, [2]; 4 color plates; pictorial boards, dust jacket; fine copy. Pressure stamp of Barbara Johnson in lower margin of title page. The first Italian translation was by by Pavese in 1932. OCLC locates the Newberry..... More
Torino: Frassinelli Tipografo Editore, 1959. 8vo, pp. [6], ix-xiv, [6], 5-775, [9]; original pictorial blue cloth stamped in white on upper cover and spine; publisher's bifoliate advertising brochure laid in; fine, in publisher's slipcase. With the pressure stamp of Barbara Johnson in the bottom margin of the title page. The..... More
New York: Grossett & Dunlap, [1925]. 8vo, pp. viii, 511, [9] ads; photographic endpapers, frontispiece and 7 plates showing scenes from the movie; original pictorial green cloth stamped in black on upper cover and spine; spine a little sunned, all else very good. This was the first cinematic treatment of..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead, and Company, 1942. 8vo, [10], 540; inserted color frontispiece and title page, plus 10 color plates by Schaeffer; original black cloth, gilt-lettered spine, dust jacket. The cloth with several rub marks along the joints and fore-edge leaving white marks; the dust jacket chipped at the corners..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, n.d., [ca. 1930]. Photoplay edition, 8vo, pp. viii, [4], 511, [5]; frontispiece and 6 plates from scenes from the movie starring John Barrymore; a very good copy in original red cloth stamped in black on upper cover and spine, in a compromised and fragile dust..... More
Paris &Tournai [Belgium]: Casterman, 1957. 8vo, pp. [4], 7-188, [2]; 12 illustrations in the text, some full-page; some toning of the text else a fine copy in publisher's green cloth, gilt stamped spine, and in a near fine dust jacket. Pressure stamp of Barbara Johnson in the bottom margin of..... More
Milano: Edizioni Corticelli, [1964]. Second edition, 8vo, pp. 280, [4]; pictorial endpqapers, 8 color plates; a near fine copy in original pictorial boards and dust jacket. Pressure stamp of Barbara Johnson at the bottom of the dedication page. Translated by Franco Enna. Issued in the publisher's Collana Strenne series. More
New York: Sterling Publishing Co., [2007]. First edition, 4to, containing 6 double-page pop-up spreads; original cloth-backed pictorial boards; near fine. Laid in is an 11" x 8½" promotional sheet for the book by the publisher. More
Buenos Aires: Editorial Codex, [1951]. 32mo (approx. 5" x 3¼"), pp. [4], 9-387, [3]; color pictorial endpapers, color frontispiece; original blue pictorial paper-covered boards, pictorial dust jacket; the jacket worn at extremities; generally very good. Pressure stamp of Barbara Johnson on title page. An abridgement of the novel in Spanish..... More
[Paris]: Editions Princesse, [1976]. Large 8vo, pp. 157, [3]; 9 color plates by Loisel; lightly rubbed else near fine in original laminate boards. Pressure stamp of Barbara Johnson in lower margin of title page. An abridgement of the full novel. More
