THE WHALE AND HIS CAPTORS : or the Whaleman's Adventures and the Whale's Biography as Gathered on the Homeward Cruise of the 'Commodore Preble' by CHEEVER, REV HENRY T - 1859

London: T.Nelson and Sons, 1859. Hardback. Fair. Small blue boards, 240pp. Ink school prize inscription to 1st fep, dated 1860. B&w frontis has scattered foxing around the edges. Publishing history of this title written in pencil on rear pastedown by a previous owner. Externally scuffed, bumped and a little worn at corners and ends of spine. Inside, top inch of Preface page missing, with the loss of a few lines of Preface text. Tiny corner of piece of one internal page missing, text unaffected. Inside, pages a little tanned, occasional scattered foxing to some pages, well-thumbed. But otherwise a good tight copy and priced accordingly. Size: 5 x 4 Inches Approx