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Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; A Sequel to 'Typee; or, the Marquesas Islanders.'
Author:
MELVILLE, HERMAN
Title:
Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; A Sequel to 'Typee; or, the Marquesas Islanders.'
Publisher:
John Murray 1893
Description:
Octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt lettering + decoration to cover, marbled page edges, patterned eps, frontispiece, xxv + 320pp + 13 plates + 2 maps to rear, VG- (moderate bruising to spine + extrems w/ some fraying to foot of spine, spine cocked, light-moderate soiling to boards, light tanning to page edges, prev owner's adhesive ex libris label to front pastedown, light-moderate foxing throughout, 1cm crack at bottom of rear gutter
Keywords:
literature america american herman melville sailing south seas pacific seafaring memoir whaling