An illustrated edition of Billy Budd featuring woodcuts by celebrated artist Barry Moser. This edition of Billy Budd, Sailor presents Herman Melville-s iconic tale of the high seas alongside illustrations by renowned artist, publisher, and printmaker Barry Moser. Throughout his fifty-year career, Moser has illustrated more than three hundred books ranging from novels to children-s stories to the Bible. Through his Pennyroyal Press, Moser designs and prints fine-press, illustrated, and occasionally oversized books in very limited editions, which are beloved by collectors and bibliophiles. To coincide with the centenary of the novella-s posthumous publication, Moser created sixteen original woodcuts illustrating the scenes and characters of Billy Budd, Sailor, and this trade edition now makes these exquisite illustrations accessible to a wide audience.
