Vintage Full Leather Gilded Easton Press Edition
Moby Dick or The Whale by Herman Melville
Limited Edition 1977
100 Greatest Books
This book is in very good condition, and has tight bindings and clean, white pages. There is one mark to the far edge gilding as shown. Includes the bookplate of previous owner Edward Butterworth, CEO of FEDCO, famous lawyer, mayor & military man
From- private collection of Edward Buttworth’s conservatory. Mr. Butterworth’s interest in WWII stems from 3 years serving as a naval officer in WW2. Before the war, he graduated from Stanford & Stanford Law, then got Felix Frankfurter Law Scholarship at Harvard Law School. After WW2, Mr. Butterworth became a deputy in the Office of the Solicitor General of the United State & opened his own law practice LA. His career had precedent-setting cases that went to the Supreme Court, 20 years as the President & CEO of FEDCO Department Store, as serving as Mayor of Arcadia CA twice.
A brief bio accompanies the book
Product Information
| Category | Books > Fiction Books > Literary Fiction Books |
|---|---|
| Brand | Easton |
| Condition | Good |
