Typee ; Omoo ; Mardi: A Peep at Polynesian Life : a Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas : and a Voyage Thither (Library of America)
by Herman Melville
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0940450003
- ISBN 13
- 9780940450004
- Seller
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
The Library of America. Blue cloth boards in publishers slip case no DJ as issued. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1982.
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
- J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010274
- Title
- Typee ; Omoo ; Mardi: A Peep at Polynesian Life : a Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas : and a Voyage Thither (Library of America)
- Author
- Herman Melville
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0940450003
- ISBN 13
- 9780940450004
- Publisher
- The Library of America
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1982
- Pages
- 1333
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About the Seller
J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints
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Garrison, New York
About J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints
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