Moby-Dick by Herman Melville, published by Easton Press, is a sumptuous collector’s edition of the great American literary masterpiece, presented with the publisher’s hallmark craftsmanship and luxurious materials. Easton Press’s version elevates Melville’s epic 1851 novel—a profound meditation on obsession, fate, and man’s struggle against nature—into a tangible work of art.
Bound in rich, genuine leather with 22-karat gold gilt accents, silk moiré endpapers, and a satin ribbon marker, this edition embodies the grandeur and timelessness of Melville’s tale. The text, printed on archival-quality paper, is complemented by classic illustrations that evoke the novel’s maritime grandeur, from the Pequod‘s creaking decks to the white whale’s monstrous, enigmatic presence.
Easton Press includes supplementary features such as a biographical note on Melville and an introduction contextualizing the novel’s themes of existential defiance and the sublime terror of the natural world. The heft and opulence of the volume mirror Moby-Dick‘s own monumental scope—its philosophical digressions on whaling, its Shakespearean soliloquies (Captain Ahab’s “wrinkled brow” and ivory leg), and its relentless chase toward doom.
“Easton Press’s Moby-Dick is a leviathan of a book—worthy of the hunt.” — Fine Books & Collections
