Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life
by Melville, Herman
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Palm Desert, California, United States
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About This Item
London and New York: Wiley and Putnam. London: John Murray, New York, 1846. Third American Printing . Hardcover. Very Good. Very good, in three quarter forest green morocco. 307 pages, "grove" on page 101, all other third printing points present. Page 163 misnumbered as 463. Foxing throughout, major on some pages, but contents still fully legible. Binding worn, but volume still square and fully intact.
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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- Bookseller
- James Graham, Bookseller, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001787
- Title
- Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life
- Author
- Melville, Herman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third American Printing
- Publisher
- Wiley and Putnam. London: John Murray, New York
- Place of Publication
- London and New York
- Date Published
- 1846
- Keywords
- jpg
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James Graham, Bookseller, ABAA
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Palm Desert, California
About James Graham, Bookseller, ABAA
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