White Jacket or The World in a Man-of-War by Herman Melville 1925 7th Impression
White-Jacket; or, The World in a Man-of-War, also known as White-Jacket, is a novel by Herman Melville originally published in 1850. Based on Melville’s experiences as an ordinary seaman aboard the frigate USS United States from 1843 to 1844, as well as stories told to him by other sailors, the novel is harshly critical of virtually every aspect of American naval life. It thus ranks as Melville’s most politically strident work.
This finely bound volume features The Pickwick Papers, Charles Dickens’s groundbreaking first novel, meticulously preserving all the original first appearances of each serialized issue together in one elegant presentation.
A rare and richly illustrated 1544 chronicle of world history, bound in a 17th-century antiphonary leaf and one of only two known copies in private hands. The author was historical in his own right by safeguarding Martin Luther at the Diet of Worms.
