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Typee, or a Peep at Polynesian Life
by Melville, Herman
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
Very Good HC, circa 1930. Front paste-down and 4 plates by Ellig Silas. Clean, no writing, square and tight, with rubbing at spine tips and corners, a few light marks on fore-edges. 5.25" x 7.5", 319 pages.
Synopsis
Typee is American writer Herman Melville's first book, partly based on his actual experiences as a captive on Nuku Hiva (which Melville spelled as Nukuheva) in the South Pacific Marquesas Islands and the title comes from a valley there called Tai Pi Vai. It was Melville's most popular work during his lifetime; for 19th century readers his career seemed to go downhill afterwards, but during the early 20th century it was seen as just the beginning of a career that peaked with Moby-Dick (1851).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bruce McLeod
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008235
- Title
- Typee, or a Peep at Polynesian Life
- Author
- Melville, Herman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- David McKay
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Pages
- 319
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- classic fiction herman melville typee peep polynesian life polynesia
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- Fiction;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.