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The Original Publishing Contract for Moby Dick

Posted on October 24, 2012 by bryanknower

The Original Publishing Contract for Moby Dick.

Herman Melville made about 500 bucks and sold just over 3000 copies of Moby Dick under his original contract. Wonder if he had any idea his work would become the icon it is today?

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