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Narrative of a Four Months' Residence Among the Natives of a Valley of The Marquesas Islands; or, a Peep at Polynesian Life
by Herman MELVILLE
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Novato, California, United States
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About This Item
John Murray, 1846. Half Leather. Very Good. in x in x in. Leather wrapped spine and corner tips. Marbled boards. Previous owner name inked on front free page: G.M. Gomez (maybe Gomez or Innez). No other markings in book. Rubbing to marbled boards and leather edges. Binding is fine. Foxing on first couple of pages and last couple of pages. First edition, first issue, with 'Pomarea' on page 19, line 1. Lacks half title and frontis map.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Orca Knowledge Systems Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- mon0000028759
- Title
- Narrative of a Four Months' Residence Among the Natives of a Valley of The Marquesas Islands; or, a Peep at Polynesian Life
- Author
- Herman MELVILLE
- Format/Binding
- Half Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Date Published
- 1846
- Size
- in x in x in
- Weight
- 0.14 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Orca Knowledge Systems Inc.
Biblio member since 2020
Novato, California
About Orca Knowledge Systems Inc.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
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