Melville, Herman. Typee: a Peep at Polynesian Life. During a Four Months' Residence in a Valley of the Marquesas; The Revised Edition, with a Sequel. Wiley & Putnam, 1847.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 8vo hardcover volume in embossed black cloth. Spine has chipping boards a little spotted. Boards tight but end papers cracked and unmarked. Seems to be 4th edition has the map in front and a dot at end of street on title page. 307 pages and 9 page publishers ad all tight. Foxing thru out.

Seller: Antique Emporium, Eau Claire, WI, U.S.A.

Melville, Herman. Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life During a Four Month's Residence in a Valley of the Marquesas; The Revised Edition, with a Sequel (Two Parts in One). Published by Wiley & Putnam's Library of American Books, 1847.

Price: US$285.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Very good book, later, possibly 4th printing. Features of this edition include: A map of Marquesas Islands facing the title page; a period after "Street" for the publisher's address on the title page; 307 pp. followed by one page of "Now Publishing by Wiley & Putnam, Library of American Books listing dated March, 1846; followed by 9 pages of Publishers' Advertisement devoted to "Typee." Original cloth covered boards with blind-stamped decorations on front and back panel and blind-stamped spine with gilt text. Boards are soiled, spine is sunned. Edges at head and tail of board spine are chipped and fraying. Boards are rubbed through in one area along the front fore-edge, several places along the lower edges of front and back board and all fore-edge corners to some degree. Outside page edges are darkened. Paste-downs and end papers have paste transfer markings. Foxing and stains on internal pages, mostly around the margins. Several quires are loose. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition description. Additional photos available at your request. International sales to all countries other than the UK will require use of an alternative shipping company which will result in higher shipping expense. A signature upon receipt may also be required.

Seller: R & G Bliss Books, Excelsior, MN, U.S.A.

Melville, Herman. Typee. A Peep at Polynesian Life During a Four Months' Residence in a Valley of the Marquesas: Revised edition with a Sequel. Wiley and Putnam, New York, 1847.

Price: US$350.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Hardcover. Fourth edition of this first American printing of Melville's recounting of his voyages in the South Seas. With the sequel "The Story of Toby" on pages 293-307. Expertly rebacked with modern leather spine over original navy blue cloth covered boards. Gilt title to spine. Paper repair to rear free endpaper. Minor wear to edges of boards. Dampstaining and foxing throughout. 307 pages with 23 pages of advertisements to rear. LIT/101119.

Seller: The Kelmscott Bookshop, ABAA, Savage, MD, U.S.A.

MELVILLE, Herman. TYPEE:; A Peep at Polynesian Life. During a Four Months' Residence in A Valley of the Marquesas; the revised ediiton, with a sequel. Wiley & Putnam | London: Murray, NY, 1847.

Price: US$364.00 + shipping

Description: 8vo, 2 volumes in one. This is the fourth printing of the revised edition. Bound in publisher's cloth (some wear at the top of the spine, front hinge partially repaired), spine faded, A nice clean copy. BAL 13654.

Seller: Second Life Books, Inc., Lanesborough, MA, U.S.A.

Melville, Herman. TYPEE: A PEEP AT POLYNESIAN LIFE. DURING A FOUR MONTH'S RESIDENCE IN A VALLEY OF THE MARQUESAS. Wiley and Putnam, New York, 1847.

Price: US$400.00 + shipping

Description: Octavo, [i-ii], [i]-xiv, [1]-149, blank, [150], [151]-307, publisher's advertisements. In Good plus condition. Half bound in green leather with marbled paper boards and gilt lettering on spine. Boards have rubbing to corners and moderate edge wear and shelf wear. Textblock has light age toning, mild foxing to pages, and partial splitting between pages 186 and 187. Fourth printing indicated by pagination and by correct numbering of page 163. Shelved Room A. BAL 13654. 1372660. Special Collections.

Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.

Melville, Herman.. Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life. During a Four Months' Residence in a Valley of the Marquesas; the Revised Edition, with a Sequel. Part I.. New York: Wiley and Putnam., 1847.

Price: US$520.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 8vo., 307 pp., Very Good, Grey Cloth, with sun-staining, rubbing, minor stains, & edge wear on covers; marginal foxing throughout, ink blotches, & staining in text block; staining on end papers & edges of text block; some pencil scribbles on end papers; splitting along gutters of front end papers; some pages of text slightly torn at edges; corners and spine worn; shelf wear. Illustrated. Provenance: John Ruyle; previous owner's dated signature on half title and a couple of pages of text. Fourth Printing (cloth only). Mylar Jacket.

Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.

Melville, Herman. Typee: a peep at Polynesian life. During a four month's residence in a valley of the Marquesas. The revised edition, with a sequel. Wiley & Putnam; London: John Murray, New York, 1847.

Price: US$531.25 + shipping

Description: First edition, fourth printing of the revised edition of the author's first book, 2 vols. in 1, as issued, 8vo, pp. xiv, 149, [5], [151]-307, [1], plus 9 pages of ads paged [15]-xxiii; integral frontispiece map; recent quarter calf-backed marbled boards, gilt-ruled spine in 6 compartments, red morocco label in one; endpapers foxed, very good. BAL 13654; Wright 1, 1869.

Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.