| Author/Contributor(s): | Melville, Herman |
| Publisher: | Quality Paperback Book Club |
| Date: | 1996 |
| Binding: | Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 282 p. |
| Condition: | USED – Very good. An unmarked copy with tight binding and some moderate shelf wear. |
By the time Bartley the Scrivener (1853) and Benito Cereno (1855) were published, Melville's career as a successful author was over, even though he was only in his 30's. Billy Budd was not published until 1924 , more than 3 decades after his death.