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Moby-Dick : Or, the Whale by Herman. Melville (2015, Hardcover)
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Moby-dick : Or, the Whale, Hardcover by Melville, Herman; Delbanco, Andrew (INT); Quirk, Tom (CON); Bickford-Smith, Coralie (ILT), ISBN 0141199601, ISBN-13 9780141199603, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Features Captain Ahab who is an eerily compelling madman who focuses his distilled hatred and suffering (and that of generations before him) into the pursuit of a creature as vast, dangerous and unknowable as the sea itself. This title is a haunting social commentary populated with some of the most enduring characters in literature.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100141199601
ISBN-139780141199603
eBay Product ID (ePID)208756770
Product Key Features
Book TitleMoby-Dick : Or, the Whale
Number of Pages720 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2015
TopicClassics, Sea Stories
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction
AuthorHerman. Melville
Book SeriesPenguin Clothbound Classics Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.7 in
Item Weight29.1 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2015-506377
Dewey Edition23
Notes byQuirk, Tom
ReviewsWinner of the 2012 Fifty Books/Fifty Covers show, organized by Design Observer in association with AIGA and Designers & Books Winner of the 2014 Type Directors Club Communication Design Award Praise for Penguin Drop Caps: "[Penguin Drop Caps] convey a sense of nostalgia for the tactility and aesthetic power of a physical book and for a centuries-old tradition of beautiful lettering." - Fast Company "Vibrant, minimalist new typographic covers…. Bonus points for the heartening gender balance of the initial selections." -Maria Popova, Brain Pickings "The Penguin Drop Caps series is a great example of the power of design. Why buy these particular classics when there are less expensive, even free editions of Great Expectations ? Because they're beautiful objects. Paul Buckley and Jessica Hische's fresh approach to the literary classics reduces the design down to typography and color. Each cover is foil-stamped with a cleverly illustrated letterform that reveals an element of the story. Jane Austen's A ( Pride and Prejudice ) is formed by opulent peacock feathers and Charlotte Bronte's B ( Jane Eyre ) is surrounded by flames. The complete set forms a rainbow spectrum prettier than anything else on your bookshelf." -Rex Bonomelli, The New York Times "Drool-inducing." - Flavorwire "Classic reads in stunning covers-your book club will be dying." - Redbook
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Commentaries byQuirk, Tom
Dewey Decimal813/.3
SynopsisPart of Penguin's beautiful hardcover Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. In part, Moby-Dick is the story of an eerily compelling madman pursuing an unholy war against a creature as vast and dangerous and unknowable as the sea itself. But more than just a novel of adventure, more than an encyclopedia of whaling lore and legend, Moby-Dick is a haunting, mesmerizing, and important social commentary populated with several of the most unforgettable and enduring characters in literature. Written with wonderfully redemptive humor, Moby-Dick is a profound and timeless inquiry into character, faith, and the nature of perception. This edition contains the definitive text of Moby-Dick based on the Northwestern-Newberry edition. It also features an introduction by Andrew Delbanco and explanatory commentary by Tom Quirk. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
LC Classification NumberPS2384.M6M45 2013
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- Mar 05, 2025
A Whale of a Tale
Penguin clothbound classics are beautiful! Purchased book for my husband's reading club and he loved it. He appreciated the additional graphics, diagrams, and list of nautical terms.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Oct 12, 2018
Book unreadable .please advise
Damaged During transport
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- Sep 14, 2022
great deal worth every penny
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