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OMOO: A NARRATIVE OF ADVENTURES IN THE SOUTH SEAS
by Melville, Herman
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1847. First British Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, xiv, 321 pages. In Good minus condition. Half bound in red leather with red cloth boards and gilt lettering on paneled and blindstamped spine. Boards have rubbing to corners and joints, slight bumping to corners, stain on front cover, and white marks on rear cover. Text block has light age toning, foxing to pages, splitting to rear interior hinge, and spine separated from binding at rear interior hinge. State A of page 209, no priority. Frontispiece map. Shelved in Room A. Omoo is the second book by American writer Herman Melville, first published in London in 1847, preceding the American edition by several weeks, and a sequel to his first South Sea narrative Typee, also based on the author's experiences in the South Pacific. After leaving the island of Nuku Hiva, the main character ships aboard a whaling vessel that makes its way to Tahiti, after which there is a mutiny and a third of the crew are imprisoned on Tahiti. In 1949, the novel was adapted into the exploitation film Omoo-Omoo, the Shark God [Wikipedia]. BAL 13655. 1372557. Special Collections.
Synopsis
Melville’s continuing adventures in the South Seas—now 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 Melville’s 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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- 1372557
- Title
- OMOO: A NARRATIVE OF ADVENTURES IN THE SOUTH SEAS
- Author
- Melville, Herman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First British Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1847
- Keywords
- American Literature
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