Moby Dick
Market value · Unsigned, near fine
$626
Valued from 90 recorded sales in the last 12 months.
What a copy is worth
| Condition | Unsigned | Signed | Inscribed | Bookplate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine | $462 | — | $581 | $250 |
| Near fine | $626 | — | $505 | $217 |
| Very good | $531 | $189 | $208 | $189 |
| Good | $304 | — | — | — |
| Fair | $280 | $189 | $208 | $189 |
How to identify this edition
These points tell this edition apart from other printings and editions of Moby Dick.
✓ Title page: RANDOM HOUSE : NEW YORK : 1930 in the black band at the foot, under the R H house device.
✓ Copyright page: "This book printed in the United States of America / Copyright 1930 by R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company", ending "R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, The Lakeside Press".
✓ Binding: one volume in black cloth stamped in silver: Kent's MOBY DICK lettering and whale on the front board, "Moby Dick / Illustrated by Rockwell Kent" and "Random House" on the spine; Melville's name does not appear on the binding.
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