(19pc) ROCKWELL KENT (American, 1882-1971)

Proof Illustrations from Moby Dick
photo woodcuts
h. 11-1/4 w. 7-1/8 in. (each sheet)
overall: 19-1/2 x 14 in. (mat)
c. 1930, all signed in pencil lower margin, original mats, not framed, several with Strathmore Drawing Board blind stamp; 19 original proof sheets (including "Captain Ahab") made from Kent's famous illustrations for the 1930 Lakeside Press edition of Herman Melville's 'Moby Dick', considered by many to be the greatest illustrated book of the 20th century

n.b. 13 framed prints from this set sold at Butterscotch's March 2019 auction
Provenance: Recently removed from a Stonington, CT estate
Condition Report: all have bleeding from hinges at top edge, few with slight time staining, one with foxing on verso not shown on image, otherwise all in very good condition