{"product_id":"moby-dick-or-the-whale-herman-melville-adapted-by-jan-needle-illustrated-ed","title":"Moby-Dick or The Whale, Herman Melville (Adapted by Jan Needle) — Illustrated Ed","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"86\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Walker Books Ltd, 2006\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"130\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e Small 4to, pp. 192.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Near Fine. The binding is remarkably square and firm, suggesting the book has seen little to no reading. The illustrated paper-covered boards and black spine remain bright and sharply cornered, devoid of bumping or heavy edge-wear. Internally, the text block is pristine; the pages are crisp, bright, and completely free from foxing, handling marks, or previous ownership signatures. The dust jacket is likewise in beautiful condition, presenting no tearing or creasing, and exhibiting only the faintest suggestion of trivial shelf-wear to the extreme edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This edition presents a highly accessible adaptation of Melville's colossal maritime epic, carefully abridged by Jan Needle. Produced as part of the publisher's illustrated classics series, it preserves the dramatic intensity of the original narrative while streamlining the dense whaling lore for a modern audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eThe volume is notably enriched by Patrick Benson’s evocative, cross-hatched illustrations, which masterfully convey both the eerie vastness of the sea and the weathered, frantic expressions of the ship's crew. While paperback iterations of this specific adaptation are abundant, finding the original hardcover format in such exceptional, jacketed condition is increasingly uncommon on the open market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\"Call me Ishmael.\" So begins one of the most perilous voyages in literary history. Haunted by the prophecy of his own doom, Captain Ahab drives the whaling ship \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"168\"\u003ePequod\u003c\/i\u003e and her crew into the unforgiving depths of the Pacific Ocean. His sole, monomaniacal purpose is revenge against the legendary Moby Dick, the monstrous white whale that previously destroyed his ship and severed his leg. Sympathetically adapted to heighten the momentum of the chase, this gripping edition plunges readers straight into the heart of the action, tracking a doomed crew bound to the fatal obsession of their captain.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54389061419347,"sku":"4751","price":13.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260717_200320.jpg?v=1784830921","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/moby-dick-or-the-whale-herman-melville-adapted-by-jan-needle-illustrated-ed","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}