Herman Melville (1819-1891) Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile. New York: G.P. Putnam & Co.
Herman Melville (1819-1891)
Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile.
New York: G.P. Putnam & Co., 1855.
First edition, first printing, octavo; with all first issue points as called for; bound in BAL's first binding, original publisher's blind-stamped orange cloth with ornamented initials on the spine, yellow endpapers (minor, scattered stains, occasional corner creases; slightly cocked, endcaps pushed, corners exposed, soiling, discoloration to endpapers from pastedown glue, inked ownership inscription to front pastedown); 7 ¼ x 5 in.
First published serially in Putnam's Monthly between July 1854 and March 1855, Israel Potter is Melville's eighth book and foray into historical fiction. It is loosely based on the life of Israel R. Potter (1744-1826), a Revolutionary War sailor and veteran of the Battle of Bunker Hill who was captured at sea by the British. Potter escaped imprisonment in England and spent nearly 50 years in exile as a laborer and peddler, living a life full of adventure and hardship before returning to the United States.
BAL 13667.
Condition
Condition: Please contact the Specialist for the auction to request a condition report.Condition reports and additional images are provided as a courtesy and should be used by you to aid in the formation of your own opinion regarding condition. All material is sold subject to Swann's standard Terms and Conditions of Sale as published in our catalogues and posted on our website, and include the following terms: (1) all property is sold "as-is"; and (2) works cannot be returned on the basis of condition.
Herman Melville (1819-1891)
Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile.
New York: G.P. Putnam & Co., 1855.
First edition, first printing, octavo; with all first issue points as called for; bound in BAL's first binding, original publisher's blind-stamped orange cloth with ornamented initials on the spine, yellow endpapers (minor, scattered stains, occasional corner creases; slightly cocked, endcaps pushed, corners exposed, soiling, discoloration to endpapers from pastedown glue, inked ownership inscription to front pastedown); 7 ¼ x 5 in.
First published serially in Putnam's Monthly between July 1854 and March 1855, Israel Potter is Melville's eighth book and foray into historical fiction. It is loosely based on the life of Israel R. Potter (1744-1826), a Revolutionary War sailor and veteran of the Battle of Bunker Hill who was captured at sea by the British. Potter escaped imprisonment in England and spent nearly 50 years in exile as a laborer and peddler, living a life full of adventure and hardship before returning to the United States.
BAL 13667.
Condition
Condition: Please contact the Specialist for the auction to request a condition report.Condition reports and additional images are provided as a courtesy and should be used by you to aid in the formation of your own opinion regarding condition. All material is sold subject to Swann's standard Terms and Conditions of Sale as published in our catalogues and posted on our website, and include the following terms: (1) all property is sold "as-is"; and (2) works cannot be returned on the basis of condition.
