Typee, Or a Peep at Polynesian Life, Herman Melville, Newbery Classics Edition

Who wrote it: Typee, Or a Peep at Polynesian Life is Herman Melville's first novel, presented here in an undated David McKay Company printing as part of the Newbery Classics series, with a color frontispiece by Ellis Silas. What it's about: Drawing on Melville's own time among the Marquesan islanders, Typee follows a sailor who jumps ship and lives for months among a people he finds both beautiful and unsettling. Condition: Hardcover with dust jacket present, pictorial jacket with heavy chipping and tearing at the spine ends and corners. No copyright date is stated in this printing. Please review all photos carefully, and email me with any questions. Thanks so much for visiting, ❤️ Jess