Previous owner's name to front free endpaper. A bit of very faint scuffing to bottom edge of front, paste-on illustration. Spinecaps gently folded under. Red top-stain has a few tiny speckles. Dustjacket good. Jacket edges are torn, chipped and creased. Now Mylar protected. Black lettering to spine of red, cloth-covered boards. Black lettering on front. Front board paste-on illustration is same illustration on frontis by Ellis Silas. Illustrated endpapers in orange and white. Clean, tight, bright. 319 pp. Originally written in 1846, this is Herman Melville's first book. A classic in the literature of travel and adventure partially based on his actual experiences as a captive on the island Nuku Hiva (which Melville spelled as Nukuheva), in the South Pacific Marguesas Islands in 1842.

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Title

TYPEE : OR A PEEP AT POLYNESIAN LIFE (NEWBERRY CLASSICS)

Publisher

David McKay, Philadelphia

Publication Date

1111

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Good

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Children's

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The Sensible Magpie is lover of books and this eclectic collection ranges from children's books to philosophy, illustrated classic novels to modern poetry, Northwest history to Japanese architecture, cookbooks to handgun manuals, and much more. Orders will be filled promptly, within two days of processing. In case of return, buyer will pay return shipping (media rate) and only be refunded for the cost of book once book is received. Miss Magpie humbly thanks you for your business.

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