Songs the Whalemen Sang
by Huntington, Gale
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Dover. 1970. 2nd ed., octavo, wraps, b&w illus, pp xviii, 331. Previous owner's bookplate, pencilled inscription. Spine sunned, stitching weakening in early pages. Good condition. One of the largest collections of ballads and songs traditionally sung by whaling seamen. A record of life on board a whaling ship. 2nd Edition. Wraps.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Muir Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 96516
- Title
- Songs the Whalemen Sang
- Author
- Huntington, Gale
- Format/Binding
- Wraps
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Dover
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- Maritime, Music, Songs, Voyages, Wagons, Whaling
Terms of Sale
Muir Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Muir Books
Biblio member since 2006
Perth, Western Australia
About Muir Books
MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...