Herman Melville: Pierre, Israel Potter, the Piazza Tales, the Confidence-Man, Tales, Billy Budd
by Melville, Herman
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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CROTON-ON-HUDSON, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Library of America, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Condition is Very Good; with a Very Good dust jacket. Weak rubbing to jacket. Interior is clean and unmarked. First Printing is stated. 8vo, 8 1/4"h x 5 1/4"w.
Synopsis
Typee is a fictional, but heavily autobiographical book by Herman Melville. Based on his own three weeks as a captive on Nuku Hiva, Melville's protagonist spends four months trapped on the island. Melville also fleshed out the story with details provided by contemporary explorers. The book was his most popular during his lifetime and provided significant groundwork for later tales of European and Pacific cultures meeting.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Evolving Lens Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15051
- Title
- Herman Melville
- Author
- Melville, Herman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Library of America
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- Herman Melville
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...