{"product_id":"moby-dick-or-the-whale-paperback","title":"Moby Dick Or, the Whale - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHerman Melville\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBarry Moser\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis trade edition of \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e is a reduced version of the Arion Press \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick, \u003c\/i\u003e which was published in 1979 in a limited edition of 250 copies and has been hailed as a modern masterpiece of bookmaking. It was hand set under the supervision of one of America's finest book designers and printers. The initial letters that begin each chapter were designed especially for this book and christened \"Leviathan.\" The illustrations, of places, creatures, objects or tools, and processes connected with nineteenth-century whaling, are original boxwood engravings by Massachusetts artist Barry Moser. The text of \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e used in this edition is based on that used in the critical edition of Melville's works published by the Northwestern University Press and the Newberry Library.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis reduced version is smaller in size than the Arion edition and the California deluxe edition, but it includes all of the original pages and illustrations. It is printed in black only throughout, and it is not slipcased.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe text of Moby-Dick used in this edition is based on the version prepared by Harrison Hayford, Hershel Parker, and G. Thomas Tanselle. Now this magnificent typographic and illustrated edition of the great American novel is available for the general reader and student, for the family library, and for all lovers of beautiful books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 608\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 9.8 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 16, 1983\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moby-Dick, Or, the Whale (English)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 42\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756315574560,"sku":"9780520045484","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f3561450fc919413d8052740a6f9fb5e_ed862ac0-4e7c-4598-92e6-2a1e481569cc.webp?v=1780078681","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/moby-dick-or-the-whale-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}