Typee: A Romance of the South Seas
by Herman Melville (Introduction by Raymond Weaver / Illustrated by Miguel Covarrubias)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine with VG+ slipcase
- Seller
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Milton, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
NY: The Heritage Press, 1965. Hardcover. Near Fine with VG+ slipcase. Decorative tapia cloth hardcover, light shelf wear and fading to spine, none severe; very clean and tightly bound. Former owners' names on front fly leaf, o/w bright clean and unmarked pages. Light wear only to the slipcase. A very nice well kept copy, appears unread. 23 color illustrations. Ships domestic media mail only3
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
- North Country Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11999
- Title
- Typee: A Romance of the South Seas
- Author
- Herman Melville (Introduction by Raymond Weaver / Illustrated by Miguel Covarrubias)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with VG+ slipcase
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Heritage Press
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1965
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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About the Seller
North Country Books
Biblio member since 2008
Milton, Vermont
About North Country Books
General used, collectible and antiquarian books. Also paper, ephemera and posters. I am now in my 14th year of full-time book selling.
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