This is a collector's edition of "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville, published by Easton Press in 1977. The book is bound in premium leather with distinctive cover design, and features beautiful illustrations by Boardman Robinson.
The pages are Smyth-sewn for strength and durability, and the page edges are gilded. The spine is hubbed and accented in real 22kt gold. The book includes silk moire endleaves and is printed on long-lasting, acid-neutral paper.
Moby Dick, or, The Whale, the sixth of Herman Melville's novels, has been called "perhaps the most powerful rendering in prose literature of the eternal conflict of man and fate." It remains his most popular work to this day.
This like new Collector's Edition is one of the, "The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. It is in excellent condition, and is a must-have gem for any serious lover of classic leterature.