copyright 1967; The Heritage Press publishers, New York; includes the original "The Heritage Club Sandglass" flier for this book; "Wood Engravings by Reynolds Stone"; hardbound in external slipcase; book very good condition with unmarked pages; pictoral boards very good; slipcase very good with very minor ageing/wear.
 
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The second book by American writer Herman Melville, first published in London in 1847, and a sequel to his first South Sea narrative Typee, also based on the author's experiences in the South Pacific. After leaving the island of Nuku Hiva, the main character ships aboard a whaling vessel that makes its way to Tahiti, after which there is a mutiny and a third of the crew are imprisoned on Tahiti. In 1949, the novel was adapted into the exploitation film Omoo-Omoo, the Shark God.