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Second Bentley Issue (London, 1853)
Second Bentley issue. This section shows how subsequent descriptions under the heading of a single edition can be made to relate to the first description. The cancel title of the 1853 issue exhibits enough differences from the 1849 title that it seems easier to provide a new transcription, whereas the differences in collation and contents are slight enough that they can be best handled by simple statements setting forth what the differences are.
REDBURN: | HIS FIRST VOYAGE. | BEING | THE CONFESSIONS OF A SAILOR-BOY. | BY HERMAN MELVILLE, | AUTHOR OF "WHITE JACKET," "THE WHALE," &C. | IN TWO VOLUMES. | VOL. I. [II.] | LONDON: | RICHARD BENTLEY, NEW BURLINGTON-STREET. | [rule, 5 mm] | 1853.
collation. The only difference from the first issue is that the two title leaves (A1 of Vol. 1 and A2 of Vol. 2) are cancels and that the half-title of Vol. 2 (A1) is excised.
contents. The only differences are that the verso of the title leaf of Vol. 1 is blank, having no printer's imprint, and that there is no half-title leaf for Vol. 2.
binding. The sheets are bound as a single volume. Material. Cord cloth (306), deep red (13). Front and back. Blind frame and centerpiece (Bentley
copies examined. United Kingdom. 1. BrP. 11272 (C5483) (rebound). 2. L. 12627.r.1. United States. 3. ICN. M67-722-16.
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