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THE FISHERMEN'S OWN BOOK.Men and Vessels Lost from the Port of Gloucester, Mass.Statistics of the Fisheries by Procter, George H
First Edition
- Bookseller: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers
 (US)
- Bookseller Inventory #: BOOKS012610I
- Format/binding: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good
- Quantity available: 1
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Procter Brothers
- Place: Gloucester, MA
- Date published: 1882
- Keywords: NAUTICAL MARITIME NEW ENGLAND GLOUCESTER MASSACHUSETTS FISHERIES FISHING VESSELS
- Subjects:
TRAVEL / General;
Book Description
Gloucester, MA: Procter Brothers, 1882. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Gilt-pictorial cloth. pp:(iv,16),274; map 4 plates, text illus. "Also, Notable Fares, Narrow Escapes.Adventures, Fishermen's Off-hand Sketches, Ballads, Descriptions of Fishing Trips." Contains a number of pictorial maritime and other advertisements for businesses in the Gloucester and Boston areas. Also, a list of vessels owned in Gloucester as of April 15, 1882, including the year built, tonnage, and the owner's names. Also, news accounts of losses at sea and articles by various authors, e.g.: "Life on Board a Mackerel Catcher," "Fearful Experience on Board Schooner `Howard'," etc., as well as reports on fisheries, catches, damages, etc. Howes, US-iana #P627. 9" x 5.75".
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