Typee: A Narrative of the Marquesas Islands
by Melville, Herman
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Good dust jacket; Small bookseller label on front free endpaper, jacket toned, chipped with small pieces missing,
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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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
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51739
- Title
- Typee: A Narrative of the Marquesas Islands
- Author
- Melville, Herman
- Illustrator
- Guido Boer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Small bookseller label on front free endpaper, jacket toned, chipped with small pieces missing,
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- Aventine Press
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1931
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 19th Century Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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