MELVILLE, HERMAN. White Jacket; or the World in a Man-of-War. New York: Harper, 1850. 8vo, original brown cloth, spine ends and corners frayed, two tiny chips to upper joint; staining to endpapers (as often the case), scattered light foxing; green quarter morocco slipcase, fading to spine. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, first binding. BAL 13662.