Herman Melville: Pierre, Israel Potter, The Piazza Tales, The Confidence-Man, Tales, Billy Budd (Library Of America)
by Melville, Herman
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0940450240
- ISBN 13
- 9780940450240
- Seller
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Woodlawn, Illinois, United States
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Synopsis
Typee is a fictional, but heavily autobiographical book by Herman Melville. Based on his own three weeks as a captive on Nuku Hiva, Melville's protagonist spends four months trapped on the island. Melville also fleshed out the story with details provided by contemporary explorers. The book was his most popular during his lifetime and provided significant groundwork for later tales of European and Pacific cultures meeting.
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- Bookseller
- Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 042081
- Title
- Herman Melville: Pierre, Israel Potter, The Piazza Tales, The Confidence-Man, Tales, Billy Budd (Library Of America)
- Author
- Melville, Herman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0940450240
- ISBN 13
- 9780940450240
- Publisher
- Library of America
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U. S. A.
- Date Published
- 1985
- Pages
- 1478
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Adventure Stories, American; Sea Stories, American General
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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