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## Overview
This entity is a backmatter section from the document "[The Apple-Tree Table and Other Sketches](arke:01KG6YFXZ62W4FVZVEZTBSQNZY)". It is part of the "[Melville](arke:01KG6YCG626JN4FCG8QK17CQCF)" collection and was extracted from the file "[the_apple_tree_table_and_other_sketches.txt](arke:01KG6YDD8GKW0DRD5H2MY1NRZ7)". This section appears after the segment titled "[RICH MAN'S CRUMBS](arke:01KG6YGBGKK3MPVS4R3X6W8FQH)" and before the "TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE:".
## Context
This backmatter is a component of "[The Apple-Tree Table and Other Sketches](arke:01KG6YFXZ62W4FVZVEZTBSQNZY)", a work within the "[Melville](arke:01KG6YCG626JN4FCG8QK17CQCF)" collection. The text was originally part of the file "[the_apple_tree_table_and_other_sketches.txt](arke:01KG6YDD8GKW0DRD5H2MY1NRZ7)".
## Contents
This backmatter section contains information regarding the first edition of the book. It specifies that sixteen hundred and seventy-five copies were printed, with one hundred and seventy-five of those printed on French handmade paper and numbered. Of the numbered copies, one hundred and fifty were designated for sale. This section is preceded by the segment "[RICH MAN'S CRUMBS](arke:01KG6YGBGKK3MPVS4R3X6W8FQH)" and followed by the "TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE:". It also contains text related to the "Gee" people, their characteristics, and their role in whaling.
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