The Yankee Whaler.
by Ashley, Clifford W
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Here's a rarity right in plain sight. It's the scarce London printing of the first trade edition, limited to 1625 copies. No mat
- Seller
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Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
London: Martin Hopkinson & Company, 1926. Here's a rarity right in plain sight. It's the scarce London printing of the first trade edition, limited to 1625 copies. No matter where it was published, it remains one of the key books on American whaling, and is still the best general source of whaling know-how, with Ashleys inimitable illustrations and much technical information on whaleships and whaling, as well as scrimshaw. Forster 160. Bound in publisher's decorated cloth over boards, top edge gilt. A fine, brilliant copy in illustrated dust jacket, which differs from the American jacket. Jacket is lightly chipped at spine ends and the backstrip shows some tanning. Housed in custom slipcase. . 21 x 28 cm. xxiv, (2), 379 pp. b/w and color plates.
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- Bookseller
- Ten Pound Island Book Co. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46824
- Title
- The Yankee Whaler.
- Author
- Ashley, Clifford W
- Book Condition
- Used - Here's a rarity right in plain sight. It's the scarce London printing of the first trade edition, limited to 1625 copies. No mat
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Martin Hopkinson & Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1926
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Nautical, Maritime, Whaling
- Bookseller catalogs
- Maritime;
Terms of Sale
Ten Pound Island Book Co.
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