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Melville, Herman

Typee: a Peep at Polynesian Life. During a Four Months' Residence in a Valley of the Marquesa

New York: Wiley & Putnam, 1846. Very Good.

First American edition, third printing of the author's first book. Two volumes bound in one. Bound in contemporary brown three-quarter leather, marbled covers, four raised bands, ruled in gilt, gilt spine label. A very good copy with some wear and rubbing to extremities, early repair to upper spine, some scattered foxing to pages.

Item #HM013       Price: $375.00
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