Deluxe edition and translation of Moby Dick by Melville, considered one of the most influential books since its publication in the 19th century. Translated by Ihsan Abbas. Moby Dick is the chilling story of the fight between Captain Ahab, captain of the whaler, and Moby Dick, the great white whale that ripped off his leg. Ahab, with a thirst for revenge, drags his crew in an obsessive search for his great enemy. The story is narrated by a character named Ishmael, and the book opens with the line 'Call Me Ishmael'.