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Dix & Edwards, 1856. First Edition. 431, [7] pp. ads. 1 vols. 8vo. Purple stamped cloth with yellow endpapers. Spine toned, some light staining to covers, head and foot of spine with slight wear, dampstaining to edge of last few leaves. Bookplates of Frederic Skiff, Estelle Doheny (paper), and another former owner. First Edition. 431, [7] pp. ads. 1 vols. 8vo. One the great collections of short fiction in American literature, containing Melville's most famous short stories, including “Bartleby,” “Benito Cereno,” “The Encantadas”, etc., most of which had originally been published in Putnam's. The nicer of two copies from Doheny's collection, a nice copy of a book rarely seen in decent condition. BAL 13669; Doheny, Perryville 358

The Piazza Tales is a collection of short stories by American writer Herman Melville, first published in 1856. The collection includes the following stories: "The Piazza", "Bartleby, the Scrivener", "Benito Cereno", "The Lightning-Rod Man", "The Encantadas", and "The Bell-Tower".

A first edition of 'The Piazza Tales' can be identified by its publication date in 1856 by Dix & Edwards, and its hardcover format with 431 pages.