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MARDI: AND A VOYAGE THITHER [Two volumes]
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1849. First American Edition. Octavo, two volumes. In Very Good condition. Bound in publisher's brown decorated fabric with gilt lettering and decoration. Slight shelf wear all over both volumes, with chipping to head and tails of spines. Mild discoloring of volume two's spine and front board. Volume one's gutters slightly loose. Mild foxing on both text blocks, concentrated on volume two. Shelved in Case 2.
1412457
Shelved Dupont Bookstore
Price: $600
NOTES
As Herman Melville's third novel, "Mardi: And A Voyage Thither" functioned as a transition towards more philosophical writing which would later produce his opus, "Moby Dick." While Melville, "Moby Dick," and his entire body of work would become iconic in the American literary canon, "Mardi" was a critical disappointment because of it's confusing multi-layered nature. The novel is now appreciated for the look it offers into Melville's development as an author.