1931 Romances of Herman Melville

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Herman Melville (1819-1891) was an American novelist and short story writer during the American Renaissance. His most renowned work is 'Moby-Dick', which was published in 1851 and details the story of sailor Ishmael as his captain obsessively hunts a whale for revenge. It is considered one of the great American novels. His other works were travel adventures and romance adventures. He turned to poetry later in his life, as well as writing short fiction for magazines. In a custom illustrated slipcase. This work contains 'Typee', 'Omoo', 'Mardi', 'Moby-Dick', 'White-Jacket', 'Israel Potter' and 'Redburn'. From the library of Eric Kenneth Prentice Back.  Kenn Back was a British meteorologist with the British Antarctic survey for many years.  He spent eight winters in the Antarctic and is a descendent of Captain George Back. In addition, he served as base commander at Halley, Faraday and Rothera stations.  His library collection was built over decades and highlights his love of polar exploration. Also containing the bookplate of a Frederic Gauntlett, possibly Frederic John Gauntlett (1870-1951), a shipbuilder and survivor of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania in 1915, which killed 1,198 passengers and crew.