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MELVILLE, Herman (1819-1891). Pierre; or, the Ambiguities. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1852.
8o (189 x 125 mm). (Some pale spotting and marginal dampstaining.) Original purple blind-stamped cloth, gilt-lettered on spine (covers soiled, some wear along joints and at ends of spine). Provenance: Frederick W. Skiff (bookplate) -- Estelle Doheny (paper bookplate).
FIRST EDITION. A large portion of the first edition of Pierre, one of Melville's most enigmatic works, was consumed in the 1853 fire at Harper & Brothers. BAL 13666.
8o (189 x 125 mm). (Some pale spotting and marginal dampstaining.) Original purple blind-stamped cloth, gilt-lettered on spine (covers soiled, some wear along joints and at ends of spine). Provenance: Frederick W. Skiff (bookplate) -- Estelle Doheny (paper bookplate).
FIRST EDITION. A large portion of the first edition of Pierre, one of Melville's most enigmatic works, was consumed in the 1853 fire at Harper & Brothers. BAL 13666.