Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life (The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature)
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1979. Raphael, Elaine; Bolognese, Don. Full-Leather. Very Good / No Jacket. Item #2307090
Edges faintly foxed, otherwise an excellent copy.
299, [1] pp. 8vo. Full navy blue leather with orange accents, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Woodcut illustrations by Elaine Raphael and Don Bolognese. ""Typee (1846; in full: Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life) 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 afterward, 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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