Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life. During a Four Months' Residence in a Valley of the Marquesas; the Revised Edition, with a Sequel.
de Melville, Herman
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1857.. 8vo., 307 pp., Very Good, Brown Cloth, with sun-staining, rubbing, chipping around spine, minor stains, & edge wear on covers; marginal foxing throughout, ink blotches, & staining in text block; spine slightly slanted; staining on end papers & edges of text block; some pencil scribbles on end papers; corners and spine worn; shelf wear. Illustrated. Provenance: John Ruyle [bookplate]; previous owners' dated signature on FFEP & front end paper. Printing of Revised Edition, omits ca. 30 pages; adds "Story of Toby". Mylar Jacket.
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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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- 16-1978
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- Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life. During a Four Months' Residence in a Valley of the Marquesas; the Revised Edition, with a Sequel.
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- Melville, Herman
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- New York: Harper & Brothers, 1857.
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