Bidspirit auction | Herman Melville, Typee, Illustrated by

Herman Melville, Typee, Illustrated by Mead Schaeffer, Dodd, Mead and Company, 1930 - A hardcover edition of Herman Melville's 'Typee, ' illustrated by Mead Schaeffer and published by Dodd, Mead and Company, New York, in 1930. The book is presented in its original paper dust jacket, which features a vibrant color illustration by Mead Schaeffer on the front cover depicting two European men and several indigenous people within a lush, tropical jungle landscape. The spine clearly displays the title, author, and illustrator. Inside, the book contains additional full-page color illustrations, including one captioned ”FAYAWAY AND I HAD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE PARTY ON THE LAKE.” The endpapers are also illustrated with a landscape scene signed ”Mead Schaeffer.” A white label marked ”910.4 M” is present on the spine, indicating a library or collection classification. Height: 9.5 inches