2010 · Lexington, KY
by Melville, Hermann
Lexington, KY: King Library Press / Miniature Book Society, 2010. (20)pp. Produced in conjunction with a workshop for members of the Miniature Book Society held at the King Library Press during the 2010 MBS Grand Conclave in Lexington, Kentucky. The text is a selection from the cetology included in Moby-Dick, which classifies whales by size using bookbinding terms. This miniature duodecimo book fittingly excerpts the section on "duodecimo" whales—the Huzza Porpoise, Algerine Porpoise, and the Mealy-mouthed Porpoise —which are all typically about four to five feet in length. Illustrated with a frontispiece of a whaling ship, and three images of the three types of whales. Bound in black wrappers with a tab and slot; title and image of a harpoon in gilt to upper cover. Very fine. (2 1/4 by 3; 52x76mm). (Inventory #: 32725)