Typee
Author(s):
Melville, Herman
Illustrator(s):
Lander, E
| Binding: | Hardcover |
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| Size: | 4 - 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall |
| Volume Condition: | Fair |
| Dust Jacket: | No |
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher Name: | Collins' Clear-Type Press |
| Publication Place: | London, UK |
| SKU: | 012047 |
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| Categories: | Travel, Exploration and Topography |
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Catalogue(s):
Travel, Exploration and Topography
Undated (circa 1920s). xvi, 366pp, seven sepia plates (inc. frontispiece). Red cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Sun faded spine. Bumped spine ends and corners. Text block edges starting to tan. Purple endpapers. gutters stretched. Bookseller's label on rear pastedown. Internally neat, clean and bright. No dust jacket. 16mo. Melville's first book, based upon his own experiences as a captive on the island Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia. Herman Melville wrote Typee based on his experiences in the Taipivai valley, after deserting the American whaling ship, Acushnet, in 1842.
Keywords:
Nuku Hiva
French Polynesia
Whaling
Acushnet
Herman Melville
