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Hardcover pictorial edition of Moby Dick by Herman Melville, published in the Great Illustrated Classics series by Baronet Books / Playmore Inc. and Waldman Publishing Corp. This is the specially adapted version by Shirley Bogart, intended for younger readers and collectors of illustrated classic literature. Vintage 1990 hardcover with illustrated boards featuring dramatic whale-hunting cover art by Rick Whipple. Synopsis: Ishmael, a young schoolteacher seeking adventure, signs aboard the whaling ship Pequod, where he meets Queequeg and comes under the command of the mysterious Captain Ahab. Ahab’s obsession with revenge against the great white whale, Moby Dick, drives the voyage into danger, turning Ishmael’s adventure into a desperate fight for survival.