Here is the most unusual dust jacket edition in the collection. Guys with a football and a scottie dog! No where is to be found an image of a ship, whales, even the sea! Just a bunch of guys being guys, walking down a fight of steps.. Not one of them even has a book in hand!On the back of the dust jacket this edition is called "The New Prize Guild Library" - The Worlds Best Books for Boys and Girls.
Moby-Dick is #17 in the series, which includes up to 37 Swift's Gulliver's Travels.
On the title page this is "Art-Type Edition" and "The World's Popular Classics"
The cloths and type style have a 30's feeling so I choose to mark it 1930's. Perhaps not. The lad on the right is wearing knickers (I wore them as a ski outfit in the 60's).
When referring to mens clothing, knickers is short for knickerbockers, while knickers in relation to women is something all together different.
Do you have any idea where I might purchase this book? I've been checking ebay, bookfinder, and others no luck. Thanks,Sandy
ReplyDeleteI have a copy of this particular book, with the dust jacket. Does anyone know an approximate value for it? It has not been easy to find! I would consider selling it, the proceeds would benefit our local rural library.
DeleteScottie Dog: Alas no dust jacket
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I HAVE A COPY OF MOBY DICK AND I CAN'T FIND ANOTHER ONE LIKE IT. IT IS VERY OLD AND HAS A GREEN BINDER WITH MOBY DICK IN A RED LABEL AREA OF IT. IT ALSO HAS THE AUTHOR'S NAME IN A BLACK LABEL ON THE BINDER AND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BINDER IT HAS ON ANOTHER RED LABEL "REGISTERED GUILD LIBRARY" THE INSIDE OF THE BOOK HAS THE MAP IN THE FRONT AND BACK OF BOOK. DO YOU KNOW WHICH EDITION THIS IS
ReplyDeletedid you ever get the answer to your question? I have the same edition of this book but have not found any details concerning which edition it is or even the year printed
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