Rockwell Kent, American, 1882 to 1971, three three woodcut prints on two paper pages, illustrations from the book Moby Dick by Herman Melville. The illustrations depict portraits of Captain Ahab, and other characters. The pages include printed text. Moby Dick; or, The Whale is an 1851 novel by American writer Herman Melville. The book is the sailor Ishmael's narrative of the maniacal quest of Ahab, captain of the whaling ship Pequod, for vengeance against Moby Dick, the giant white sperm whale that bit off his leg on the ship's previous voyage. Rockwell Kent was an American painter, printmaker, illustrator, writer, sailor, adventurer and voyager. Vintage and Modern American Book Illustrations, Graphic Art Prints, and Collectibles.