Omoo
by Herman Melville; Van Wyck Brooks (Intro)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Novato, California, United States
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About This Item
Limited Editions Club, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Limited edition of 1,500 numbered, signed copies, this being number 1,389. Signed by the Illustrator Reynolds Stone. Unread, in original slipcase. No markings in book. Binding is fine. No DJ.
Synopsis
Melvilles continuing adventures in the South Seasnow for the first time in Penguin Classics Following the commercial and critical success of Typee , Herman Melville continued his series of South Sea adventure-romances with Omoo . Named after the Polynesian term for a rover, or someone who roams from island to island, Omoo chronicles the tumultuous events aboard a South Sea whaling vessel and is based on Melvilles personal experiences as a crew member on a ship sailing the Pacific. From recruiting among the natives for sailors to handling deserters and even mutiny, Melville gives a first-person account of life as a sailor during the nineteenth century filled with colorful characters and vivid descriptions of the far-flung locales of Polynesia.
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- Bookseller
- Orca Knowledge Systems Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- mon0000028366
- Title
- Omoo
- Author
- Herman Melville; Van Wyck Brooks (Intro)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Date Published
- 1961
- Size
- in x in x in
- Weight
- 2.70 lbs
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