AHAB'S TRADE
by Granville Mawer
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- Hardcover
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AHAB'S TRADE - The saga of South Seas Whaling - Granville Mawer, St Martin's Press, New York, 1st edition, 1999, VG+ with good dustjacket, Great B&W illustrations, 390 pages, Gladiator one minute galley slave the next. Danger and abuse, excitement and tedium, these were the lot of open boat whalemen in the South Seas for more than two centuries. The good, the mad, and the ugly tell their tales of high-seas excitement, focusing on the history of South Sea whalers known as the Nantucketers. A history of the whaling industry in British, French, Australian and New Zealand waters. Describes the world of whaling, its unique pressures, its difference from other seaman's trades, and the stories of those who survived the occupation. A fine piece of research. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED
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- Bookseller
- Barking Mad Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BMB#176
- Title
- AHAB'S TRADE
- Author
- Granville Mawer
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First US edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1999
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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