Typee: a Peep at Polynesian Life. During a Four Months' Residence in a Valley of the Marquesas.
by Melville, Herman
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Item Price
£161.90£129.52
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About This Item
Wiley and Putnam, 1848. Revised edition with the Toby sequel; cover in protective mylar jacket; cover very lightly rubbed/bumped/soiledm corners lightly bumped with internal boards barely exposed, spine ends bumped with minor chipping, top front hinge slightly cracked (board still firmly attached), spine sunned; edges sunned/soiled; internal hinge quite exposed at front pastedown, internal hinge slightly exposed at rear pastedown, endpapers/pastedowns very lightly age-toned, light foxing throughout (does not obstruct text), previous bookseller's stamp bottom ffep (red ink); binding tight; cover, edges and interior intact and very clean, except where noted; a lovely copy.. hardcover. Good.
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
- Munster & Company, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 601713
- Title
- Typee: a Peep at Polynesian Life. During a Four Months' Residence in a Valley of the Marquesas.
- Author
- Melville, Herman
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Wiley and Putnam
- Date Published
- 1848
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Munster & Company, LLC
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Corvallis, Oregon
About Munster & Company, LLC
Munster & Company is a family owned business with over twenty years of experience in buying and selling books. In October of 2017, we purchased Black Oak Books, originally in Berkeley, California, and moved it all to where we live in Corvallis, Oregon. Our inventory currently features a robust number of titles on mathematics, books about books, literature, poetry, and signed books. New arrivals are listed nearly every day.
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Chipping
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- 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....
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