The Complete Works of Herman Melville
London: Constable, 1922. 16 volumes. 8vo, publisher's original blue cloth with ornately blind-stamped covers and gilt-lettered spines; burgundy endpapers, uncut edges, top edges gilt. London: Constable & Company, 1922-1924. First Collected Edition. The Standard Edition, limed to 750 sets signed by the publisher. Includes the first publication of Billy Budd, found posthumously in Conrad's papers. A fine solid set, with spines just a touch sunned. More