New Bedford: H. S. Hutchinson and Company, 1899. First Edition. hard cover. Very Good/No jacket. New Bedford:H. S. Hutchinson and Company. 1899. 1st edition. 203pp, Illustrated. Hardcover.   With slip of A. J. Ochs and Company attached above original publishers name of title page.  New Bedford 1899 on spine strip.  A very good, clean copy. Gilt on spine strip slightly dulled, with lightl wear along edges and spine ends. Internally, end pages very slightly soiled with a bookseller ticket to bottom of 1st free end-page. No other previous owners marks or signatures found.  The binding is tight with hinges intact. A very good copy.

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Bookseller: Parnassus Book Service (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 26892
Title: THE GAM BEING A GROUP OF WHALING STORIES.
Author: Robbins, Charles Henry
Format/Binding: Hard cover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New Bedford: H. S. Hutchinson and Company
Date Published: 1899
Keywords: MARITIME; WHALING; NEW BEDFORD;

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