Not a typo. In the Pittsfield Sun, ads for
Pierre in September and October 1852 all spell Herman Melville's surname the old way, "Melvill":
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Pittsfield Sun - September 9, 1852 |
From the Pittsfield
Sun, September 9, 1852:
NEW BOOKS.
UP COUNTRY LETTERS–by Prof B―.
Roughing it in the Bush, by Mrs. Moody;
Science of Things Familiar;
In Memoriam, by Tennyson,
Pierre, by Melvill.
For sale by P. ALLEN & SON.
What about
Moby-Dick? Same old spelling in Pittsfield, before publication
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Pittsfield Sun - June 26, 1851 |
"We see it stated that HERMAN MELVILL, the author of "Typee," &c., has a new work in press, to appear in a short time." --Pittsfield Sun, June 26, 1851
and after:
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Pittsfield Sun - December 4, 1851 |
"MOBY DICK, or the Whale, by Herman Melvill...." --Pittsfield Sun, December 4, 1851.
But earlier in 1851, ads for
Redburn and
White-Jacket spelled the author's name "Melville."
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