Whalemen Adventures. The Story of Whaling in Australian waters and Other Southern Seas Related Thereto, from the Days of Sail to Modern Times. by Dakin, William John - 1934

Angus & Robertson Publishers, Melbourne, 1977. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Photographic. introduction by author, bibliography and index. Black-and-white photographic frontispiece, showing the ship the "Charles W. Morgan". The text is illustrated with eight pages of black-and-white photography/illustrations between paid 146 and 147. Illustrated card cover (wraparound) with white coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. A history of whaling in Australia and the southern seas, from the first time that whalers ventured into the southern oceans to recent times. The book was first published (in 1934) when whaling was still pursued in Australia and Australian waters. Part of A & R Non-Fiction Classics. Rubbing of the book edges and panels with sunning to the back strip. The front panel has started to curl and there is light age toning of the text block edges and pages. A small staining to the top right hand corner of the front text block… Read More

Sydney, Angus & Robertson 1938.. xxiv+286pp. large 8vo. Original blue cloth, backstrip dulled. Numerous b/w plates. Bookplate removed from front paste-down, otherwise a very good copy. . Second edition, substantially changed and expanded after the author's further overseas research.