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US Publication

When
14 November 1851
Where
New York City
Part of
Moby-Dick published in the United States by Harper & Brothers

Harper & Brothers published Moby-Dick; or, The Whale in New York City on November 14, 1851, as a single volume.

The American edition appeared under the definitive title Moby-Dick; or, The Whale. It was released as a single volume in New York City on November 14, 1851, following the British three-volume publication as The Whale in October 1851.

Sources

  1. Moby-Dick Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24
  2. Herman Melville Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03

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