Herman Melville — Typee, and Omoo

London, George Routledge and Co. 1851. Cloth. Smart copy of Herman Melville's Typee and Omoo, a romantic recount of his time on the Marquesas Islands. In a blue cloth binding.Two volumes bound in one, comprised of:Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life (1846);Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas (1847).Featuring four pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear of the work.From American literary giant, Herman Melville, most famous for Moby-Dick (1851). Typee was Melville's first book, published when he was just 26 years old. Both Typee and Omoo recount Melville's voyage to and exploration of the Marquesas Islands. Following publication, doubt was cast on the fictionality of Melville's tales however the events were later proved true by an affidavit from the ship's captain and by Melville's friend Richard Tobias Greene. In publisher's original blue cloth binding. Signature of previous owner G. Nicholson to front paste down and again to title page. Externally, smart with slight marking, bumping and rubbing to spine tips, resulting in a small chip to the top left corner of the rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Generally bright and clean copy with slight spotting, heavier to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: None stated. Very Good .