MELVILLE, HERMAN. White-Jacket; or The World in a Man-of-War. New York: Harper, 1850. 8vo, original brown cloth, blindstamped on covers, gilt-lettered on spine, spine ends and corners worn, some splitting to cloth along joints; scattered light foxing, early owner's signature on front free endpaper (with ink spot coming through onto title), small chip on title corner. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. BAL13666.