Description: N by E by Rockwell Kent Presentation copy inscribed by Rockwell Kent to William Kittredge, the director of design and typography at The Lakeside Press, who commissioned Kent to design and illustrate the iconic three-volume 1930 Lakeside Press edition of Moby Dick New York: Random House, 1930. Quarto. First edition, signed limited issue. A stunning presentation copy, inscribed by Rockwell Kent to William Kittredge, the director of design and typography at The Lakeside Press. Kittridge commissioned Kent to design and illustrate the iconic three-volume aluminum slip-cased 1930 Lakeside Press edition of Moby Dick, which was hailed as a triumph of Machine Age book design. Kittredge's bookplate (rather well designed, of course) on front paste down, and his business card laid in, chipped at one corner. First edition. Number 560 of a limited 900 copies signed by Kent at rear. Bound in publisher's light blue cloth with elaborate silver stamping to front cover and spine, in blue paper covered slip case with matching limitation number on title label on spine. Near Fine with light fading to spine and light general wear to slipcase. We specialize in rare and out-of-print books; please visit our eBay store.
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Country of Manufacture: United States
Year Printed: 1930
Topic: Illustrated
Binding: Hardcover
Author: Rockwell Kent
Subject: Travel and Adventure
Original/Facsimile: Original
Publisher: Random House
Place of Publication: New York
Special Attributes: Association Copy, Signed, 1st Edition, Inscribed, Limited Edition
