Moby Dick; Herman Melville

Publisher: The Easton Press Norwalk, Connecticut

Edition:Collector's Edition

Year: 1977

Description: VF, 615 pp.; Limited Edition published by advanced registration exclusively for subscribers to the Easton Press collection of The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. The frontpiece portrait of Herman Melville was specially commissioned for this edition and like other special contents was copyrighted 1977 by The Easton Press.; Moby Dick is Melville's most famous novel about the elusive giant white whale being hunted by Captain Ahab.; black leather binding illustrated with golden ocean waves and highlighted Moby Dick on cover; gold leaf on all fore edges, a light blue ribbon page marker; and many fullpage color illustrations by Boardman Robinson contribute to the aesthetic beauty of this limited fine press edtion of this great American literay classic first published in 1851. Made into five movies: The Sea Beast (1926) directed by Willard Webb and John Barrymore as Captain Ahab.; Moby Dick (1956) directed by John Huston starring Gregory Peck as Ahab and Orsen Wells as Father Maple.; Moby Dick (1930) directed by Llyod Bacon starring John Barrymore as Captain Ahab and Faith Maple as his beloved; Heart of the Sea (2015) directed by Ron Howard starring Chris Hemsworth in Howard's adaptation of Melville's classic.

Author: Herman Melville