Children of the Light: The Rise and Fall of New Bedford Whaling and the Death of the Arctic Fleet
by Allen, Everett S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0316034223
- ISBN 13
- 9780316034227
- Seller
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SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Boston, MA: Little, Brown & Company, 1973. 302pp/illus. The story of the 32 ill-fated American whaling vessels which were helplessly trapped or crushed in gale-driven pack ice in the Arctic. DJ has light chipping.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004887
- Title
- Children of the Light: The Rise and Fall of New Bedford Whaling and the Death of the Arctic Fleet
- Author
- Allen, Everett S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0316034223
- ISBN 13
- 9780316034227
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- Whalers Fishing Arctic
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books
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SPRINGFIELD, Virginia
About DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books
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- Chipping
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