The Encantadas, or, Enchanted Isles
by Melville, Herman; Von Hagen, Victor Wolfgang (introl., epilogue, bibliographical notes)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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High Point, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Burlingame, California: William P. Wreden, 1940. Hardcover. Good with no dust jacket. Illustrated by Mallette Dean. Exlibrary markings. Sound binding and hinges. Clean, off-white pages. Lightly circulated. Pictorial paper over boards is bumpedat corners with light overall shelf wear. Title-author label on spine is faded. ; Novella by American author Herman Melville first published in Putnam's Magazine in 1854. It consists of eleven philosophical "Sketches" on the Galápagos Islands. Ex-Library; 10.5" tall; 119 pages.
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- Seller
- Cat's Cradle Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 3730080
- Title
- The Encantadas, or, Enchanted Isles
- Author
- Melville, Herman; Von Hagen, Victor Wolfgang (introl., epilogue, bibliographical notes)
- Illustrator
- Illustrated by Mallette Dean
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William P. Wreden
- Place of Publication
- Burlingame, California
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- LITERATURE, FICTION, NOVELLA, HERMAN MELVILLE, UNITED STATES, AMERICA, GALAPAGOS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel; Americana;
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