TYPEE A ROMANCE OF THE SOUTH SEAS With an Introduction by Raymond Weaver and Illustrations by Miguel Covarrubias

LIMITED EDITION, one of only 1500 hand-numbered copies SIGNED by the illustrator, Miguel Covarrubias. With twenty-three lovely, bright, watercolour-style illustrations by Miguel Covarrubias and with initial capitals printed in various colours. Small 4to, publisher's original course fiber-paper-covered boards, the spine lettered and decorated in a Polynesian style in black and light yellow/green. In the original slipcase made to resemble Polynesian barkcloth decorated in yellow/green, brown, and black. xxviii409, [1] pp. A fine copy with minor toning and edgewear to the spine, the slipcase is also in great condition with expected age mellowing and minor wear.

Edizione: a beautiful edition of melville's first book, a narrative based on his own experience in the south seas. typee was also melville's most popular book during his own lifetime, it made him famous as a man who lived among cannibals.<br> one of the fine productions from the limited editions club's heyday, the bright and bold paintings of miguel covarrubias are a wonderful contribution to melville's text. mexican in origin, covarrubias was no stranger to pacific motifs. his fauna and flora of the pacific mural is on display at the de young museum in san francisco. "the colorful map depicts the four pacific rim continents with examples of their flora and fauna suspended in a swirling pacific ocean populated with sea creatures."