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MELVILLE, Herbert (1819-1891). Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life... New York: Wiley & Putnam, 1846.
2 volumes bound as one, 8vo. Frontispiece map (toning, spotting). Modern half calf gilt (light rubbing).
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Typee was based on Melville's experiences in the South Pacific in 1842, and was the most popular of Melville's works to be published in his lifetime. BAL 13653.
The Library of John Leonard Gillis Sold to Support the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto