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NARRATIVE OF A FOUR MONTHS' RESIDENCE AMONG THE NATIVES OF A VALLEY OF THE MARQUESAS ISLANDS; OR, A PEEP AT POLYNESIAN LIFE
by MELVILLE, Herman
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Text very clean, free from foxing; rubbing and light edgewear to the binding. Very Good to Near Fine
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1846. First Edition. Hardcover. Text very clean, free from foxing; rubbing and light edgewear to the binding. Very Good to Near Fine. Contemporary half calf leather with matching corners and marbled boards and endpapers, gilt-ruled spine with two matching gilt-lettered black morocco spine labels; xviii, 285 pages, no terminal ads with the half-title page present. BAL 13652: First Issue of page 19. Illustrated with a map at page xviii with an additional copy of the map on old paper tipped in before the title page. First printing of Melville's first book, issued in an edition of 4,048 copies and preceding the American edition, titled TYPEE, of the same year. Largely based upon the author's experience living in the Marquesas after he deserted from the whaler Acushnet in 1842.
Other than MOBY DICK, the most widely read of Melville's novels.
Other than MOBY DICK, the most widely read of Melville's novels.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015391
- Title
- NARRATIVE OF A FOUR MONTHS' RESIDENCE AMONG THE NATIVES OF A VALLEY OF THE MARQUESAS ISLANDS; OR, A PEEP AT POLYNESIAN LIFE
- Author
- MELVILLE, Herman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Text very clean, free from foxing; rubbing and light edgewear to the binding. Very Good to Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1846
- Keywords
- Herman Melville, Polynesia, 19th Century American Literature, First Book, Travel, South Seas, 19th Century Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century American Literature; First Book; South Seas;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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- BAL
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- Morocco
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- Tipped In
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- Fine
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- Rubbing
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- Title Page
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- Calf
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