Omoo
by Herman Melville
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Slipcase
- Seller
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Orbisonia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Pages: 273
Publisher: The Heritage Press
Published Date: 1967
Condition: Near Fine
Beautiful black cloth hardcover with teal decoration and matching decorated book edges. This works includes the slipcase, which is a grayish teal. The hardcover is in near fine condition with no scuffs or fading. The slipcase is in near fine condition with only two scuffs on the very bottom. This volume includes Number VI: 32 of the "Sandglass" pamphlet. There are no markings or annotations in the work. The binding and pages are tight.
Synopsis
Melvilles continuing adventures in the South Seasnow for the first time in Penguin Classics Following the commercial and critical success of Typee , Herman Melville continued his series of South Sea adventure-romances with Omoo . Named after the Polynesian term for a rover, or someone who roams from island to island, Omoo chronicles the tumultuous events aboard a South Sea whaling vessel and is based on Melvilles personal experiences as a crew member on a ship sailing the Pacific. From recruiting among the natives for sailors to handling deserters and even mutiny, Melville gives a first-person account of life as a sailor during the nineteenth century filled with colorful characters and vivid descriptions of the far-flung locales of Polynesia.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Veni Vidi Amavi Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 198
- Title
- Omoo
- Author
- Herman Melville
- Illustrator
- Reynolds Stone
- Format/Binding
- Black Cloth with Teal Decoration
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Slipcase
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Heritage Press
- Date Published
- 1967
- Pages
- 273
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Melville, Omoo, Stone, The Heritage Press, Slipcase, Classics
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