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# Title Page and Publication Information ## Overview This frontmatter section, titled "Title Page and Publication Information," is extracted from [billy_budd.txt](arke:01KG6FXSCNX5F3D880P3YP3PKR) and serves as the initial descriptive content for the volume. It details the publication specifics of "The Works of Herman Melville, Standard Edition, Volume XIII: Billy Budd and Other Prose Pieces," published in 1924. ## Context This frontmatter is an integral part of the [Billy Budd and Other Prose Pieces](arke:01KG6GJKJ0PQQH41HGQ3BBMH23) novel, which is itself part of the larger [Test Collection](arke:01KG2T49K0H5GDRB0G4YDTPG8H). It follows an [Introduction](arke:01KG6GK6D7GF2EC8VF5672CQBM) and precedes the [Introductory Note](arke:01KG6GK6D9902RYR3F1WVBVW34) within the volume's structure. The information presented here establishes the edition and publication details for the collected works of Herman Melville. ## Contents The section explicitly identifies the volume as "Volume XIII" of "The Works of Herman Melville, Standard Edition." It states that the edition is limited to 750 copies. The title of this specific volume is "Billy Budd and Other Prose Pieces," authored by Herman Melville and edited by Raymond W. Weaver. Publication information indicates that it was published by Constable and Company Ltd. in London, Bombay, and Sydney in 1924. Additionally, it notes that the printing was carried out by T. and A. Constable LTD. at the University Press, Edinburgh, Great Britain.

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THE WORKS OF HERMAN MELVILLE STANDARD EDITION VOLUME XIII ------------------------------------------------------------------------ _This Edition is limited to 750 copies_ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BILLY BUDD AND OTHER PROSE PIECES BY HERMAN MELVILLE EDITED BY RAYMOND W. WEAVER CONSTABLE AND COMPANY LTD LONDON · BOMBAY · SYDNEY 1924 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Printed in Great Britain by T. and A. CONSTABLE LTD. at the University Press, Edinburgh ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Title Page and Publication Information