Narrative of a Four Months' Residence Among the Natives of a Valley of The Marquesas Islands; or, a Peep at Polynesian Life
by Melville, Herman
First edition, Second issue.
Price: $800.00- Bookseller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
- Seller Inventory #: 5354
- Format: Hardcover
- Edition: First edition, Second issue.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: John Murray
- Place: London
- Date published: 1846
Book Description
London John Murray 1846 Hardcover First edition, Second issue. 285; 16pp. Original red cloth with embossed design; gilt title to the spine. Good condition. Some wear and rubbing; corners slightly exposed. Text block has become detached from binding. Light foxing internally; else very good. Herman Melville's first book.
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