Omoo by Herman Melville
- Bookseller: Discovery Bay Old Books
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 07-241
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good
- Jacket condition: None
- Quantity available: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Harper & Brothers
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1847
Description
Omoo. A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas by Herman Melville. First edition, third edition in original green cloth. Publisher: Harper & Brothers, New York, 1847. Title-page in black and red lettering. Third edition, so stated on the title-page. Ads in back pages XV-XXIII and pages 1-8. Binding tight and clean. Spine faded but all the gold lettering visible. Minor wear to top and bottom of spine. Contents clean, but foxed throughout. Owner�s signature on first free endpaper. 389 pages. A very nice copy of a classic.
spine : The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf. Also known as the back. tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use. foxed : A discoloration to paper, brown and yellowish spots. endpaper : The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after printing. One side is glued to the inner portion of the boards (the paste-down) and the other is left loose (free endpaper). Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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