Accession number
PML 146304
Creator
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.
Published
Barre, Mass. : The Imprint Society, 1972.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Signed by the illustrator.
Includes Particulars of the capture of the Spanish ship Tryal, at the island of St. Maria, with the documents relating to that affair, by Amasa Delano, from his A narrative of voyages and travels, in the Northern and Southern hemispheres (Boston, 1817).
The text of Benito Cereno is reproduced from the New York, 1856 ed. of the author's The piazza tales.
"Made and printed in Great Britain by W & J Mackay Limited, Chatham"--T.p. verso.
Includes Particulars of the capture of the Spanish ship Tryal, at the island of St. Maria, with the documents relating to that affair, by Amasa Delano, from his A narrative of voyages and travels, in the Northern and Southern hemispheres (Boston, 1817).
The text of Benito Cereno is reproduced from the New York, 1856 ed. of the author's The piazza tales.
"Made and printed in Great Britain by W & J Mackay Limited, Chatham"--T.p. verso.
Description
135 p. : ill. (wood engraving) ; 31 cm
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Binding
Original red clothed decorated in gold and backed in black leather, with illustrated slipcase.
Classification
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