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1950 HERMAN MELVILLE WHITE JACKET THE WORLD IN A MAN O' WAR MOBY DICK AUTHOR. From 1950, this is a dust jacketed illustrated edition of a Herman Melville classic, White Jacket, Or, the World in a Man O' War. Published by L.C. Page & Co., Boston. Illustrated by A. Burnham Shute. The dust jacket has some minor stains. The book itself is bound in blue cloth and is immaculate. 374 pages. Melville shipped as a common sailor on board a US frigate bound for Cape Horn in 1843. He knew the subject. An owner name, Braiden, 1952. From 1950, this is a dust jacketed illustrated edition of a Herman Melville classic, White Jacket, Or, the World in a Man O' War. Published by L.C. Page & Co., Boston. Illustrated by A. Burnham Shute. The dust jacket has some minor stains. The book itself is bound in blue cloth and is immaculate. 374 pages. Melville shipped as a common sailor on board a US frigate bound for Cape Horn in 1843. He knew the subject. An owner name, Braiden, 1952.