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Whale Ships and Whaling.
by Church, Albert Cook
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 1938. First edition of Church's work on the history of whaling. Octavo, bound in full gilt-decorated morocco, illustrated with numerous photographs of whaling operations at sea and whaleship plans, pictorial endpapers reproducing two facing pages from the logbook of whaler Royal William dated 1834. In fine condition. Born in New Bedford of a family of seafaring people, Albert Cook Church enjoyed a lifetime association with whaleships and whalemen and has here assembled one of the most complete descriptive photographic histories on the subject.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 130850
- Title
- Whale Ships and Whaling.
- Author
- Church, Albert Cook
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1938
- Keywords
- Albert Cook Church First Edition, Whale Ships and Whaling First Edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Raptis Rare Books
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Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
Founded by Matthew and Adrienne Raptis, Raptis Rare Books is an antiquarian book firm that specializes in literature, children's books, economics, photo books, signed and inscribed books, and landmark books in all fields. Our business model is simple: we strive to handle books that are in exceptional condition and to provide exceptional customer service.
Glossary
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...