TYPEE
by Herman Melville - Illustrated by Mead Schaeffer
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- Hardcover
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- Seller
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CROTON-ON-HUDSON, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co. Vintage Copy. Hardcover. Book condition is Very Good- in boards. Tear to spine at crown. Some minor wear to exterior and small bumps to edges. Hinge is starting. Text is clean and unmarked, illustrated in color. No date. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Evolving Lens Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12261
- Title
- TYPEE
- Author
- Herman Melville - Illustrated by Mead Schaeffer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Vintage Copy
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- 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....
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.