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1847 Herman Melville TYPEE Story of Toby Polynesia Whaling Novel Moby Dick
1847 Herman Melville TYPEE Story of Toby Polynesia Whaling Novel Moby Dick
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1847 Herman Melville TYPEE Story of Toby Polynesia Whaling Novel Moby Dick



“Strange as it may seem, there is nothing in which a young and beautiful female appears to more advantage than in the art of smoking.”

? Herman Melville, Typee



Herman Melville was a 19th-century American novelist known for his works Typee and Moby Dick. While Moby Dick has seen more sustained popularity since its first release, Typee, and its sequel Omoo, was Melvilles first book and saw initial success and was his most popular work during his lifetime.



Typee (1846) is classic travel literature and is based on Melvilles own experiences on the island of Nuku Hiva, Polynesia. It was because of Typee that Melville was coined the man who lived among cannibals. According to Howard, Melville

“drew his material from his experiences, from his imagination, and from a variety of travel books when the memory of his experiences was inadequate”

This 1847 early London edition was published by John Murray and includes the frontispiece map.



Item number: #23861

Price: $750



MELVILLE, Herman



Typee, or, A narrative of a four months residence among the natives of a valley of the Marquesas Islands, or, A peep at Polynesian life



London: John Murray, 1847.



Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages

[2], xvi, 301, [1]

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure

Red cloth

Size: ~7.25in X 5in (18.5cm x 12.5cm)



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