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by Melville, Herman

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West Virginia: West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, 1962. Fine in a Very Good+ slipcase. Quarterbound in black, gilt-stamped calfskin over decorative gray boards. Pictorial endpapers. Gray topstain. 324pps., with a sepia "whaling" frontispiece and a few illustrations. There is a touch of fading to the topstain, otherwise flawless: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The textblock is immaculate; absolutely no reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The slipcase is a bit sunned along the edges but is otherwise Fine. A quite nice and uncommon edition of this Melville classic. 'A Peep at Polynesian Life during a Four Months' Residence in a Valley of the Marquesas.'<br><br> Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. 41-T.. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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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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Title
Typee
Author
Melville, Herman
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used
Edition
Limited Edition
Publisher
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company
Place of Publication
West Virginia
Date Published
1962
Keywords
HERMAN MELVILLE TYPEE LIMITED EDITIONS COLLECTIBLE BOOKS
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Nonfiction; Limited Editions;
Size
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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Tight
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Sunned
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