MELVILLE, HERMAN. Moby Dick or The Whale. Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1930. — KENT, ROCKWELL, illustrator. 1882-1971.

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Estimate: $2,000–$3,000 hammer
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Sale: Bonhams — Fine Books & Manuscripts, Los Angeles · 17 February 2013
Record ID: TB-2026-2130790
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Rockwell Kent, MELVILLE, HERMAN. Moby Dick or The Whale. Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1930. Bonhams, 17 Feb 2013, lot 6204. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2130790.

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Rockwell Kent, MELVILLE, HERMAN. Moby Dick or The Whale. Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1930. Bonhams, 17 Feb 2013, lot 6204. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2130790.

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