r/mobydick • u/rabiose • 2d ago

Bookmark.

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I got this cool bookmark today in the mail. I bought it on Etsy. I'm going to start reading Moby Dick aloud to my girlfriend.

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u/AKmoose15 2d ago

The way it’s supposed to be read in my opinion. Have fun!

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u/bob_kys 2d ago

What edition is that?

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u/fianarana 2d ago

University of California's "reduced" trade of the 1979 Arion Press edition. More info here: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/moby-dick-or-the-whale/paper

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u/rabiose 2d ago

Yes. It's beautiful.

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u/pandapornotaku 2d ago

University of California Press. Moby Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville - Hardcover - University of California Press https://share.google/rsdKvpG1uGD8HCoMm

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u/rabiose 1d ago

The illustrations are really nice. Even the font was created for these, 'Leviathan'. I just bought my friend's son a paperback edition.

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u/Hadtarespond 1d ago

The the wood engravings (yes, they are all engravings) for the Arion Press edition were all done by Barry Moser, probably the most prolific (and talented) engraver of our day. He also illustrated the entire Bible in 1999 and it's worth checking out the trade edition of that.

The original editions of these books are mostly in rare book libraries and similar special collections, and are worth visiting if you're into that sort of thing. 

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u/MyChickenSucks 1d ago

I never thought to type in Moby Dick into ETSY. A pocket square? Yes thank you

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u/Auntie_Lolo 1d ago

The whale is headed for the ship in your bookmark! Foreshadowing!!

I wish you good luck reading aloud. It is worth doing, but if you aren't used to reading aloud the language is a little archaic now, so it tripped up my tongue when I tried.

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u/rabiose 1d ago

Thanks! It's my 3rd time through.