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    [Elf Publishers]. Herman Melville. The Piazza Tales. New York: Elf Publishers, 1929. Limited to 750 copies, of which this is number 358. Illustrated by Benj Greenstein. Publisher's half-vellum with blue paper boards. Covers lightly rubbed with some mild soiling, spine very gently cocked, concluding pages cockled, bookplates. Very good.

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    March, 2014
    20th Thursday
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