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MOURNING, GENDER, AND CREATIVITY IN THE ART OF HERMAN MELVILLE By Neal L. Tolchin. New Haven: Yale University Press, (1988). First edition, first printing. First printing number code sequence 1 through 10 to the copyright page. An examination of Melville's father's death, the restrained mourning of his mother, his own adolescent grief, the American Victorian mourning rituals and socially accepted behaviors, and how all this effected his writing. A thought-provoking literary study, and a great gift. Fine, crisp tight and possible unread in fresh brown linen with gilt embossed titles to the spine, brown and yellow headband and tail-band; in a fine dust jacket. Octavo; 234 pages; notes; bibliography; and index. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS!