New York: Dix, Edwards & Co., 1857. Full Description: MELVILLE, Herman. The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade. New York: Dix, Edwards & Co., 1857. First American edition (issued simultaneously with the London edition, according to BAL) of the author’s last work of fiction. The first issue with the "Miller & Holman" imprint.....
London: Richard Bentley, 1849. Full Description: MELVILLE, Herman. Mardi: And A Voyage Thither. London: Richard Bentley, 1849. First English edition of Melville's third book, published before the American edition by a few days. This title is also Melville's only other triple-decker apart from The Whale. Three octavo volumes (7 11/16.....
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1851. Full Description: MELVILLE, Herman. Moby-Dick; or, The Whale. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1851. First edition. Large twelvemo (7 1/2 x 4 7/8 inches; 190 x 125 mm). xxiii, [1, blank], 634, [1, epilogue], [1, blank], [6, publisher's advertisements] pp. BAL first binding of.....
London: Richard Bentley, 1853. Full Description: MELVILLE, Herman. White-Jacket; or The World in a Man-of-War. London: Richard Bentley, 1853. First edition, remainder issue (second issue). Consisting of the 1850 first edition sheets with the new cancel title-pages. Two octavo volumes (7 5/8 x 4 9/16 inches; 194 x 116 mm).....