Whaling

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Whaling North and South

Whaling North and South

by F V and Hodgson, J S Morley

Whaler's Eye

Whaler's Eye

by Christopher Ash

The Yankee Whaler

The Yankee Whaler

by Clifford W Ashley

Whaling and Old Salem

Whaling and Old Salem

by Frances Diane Robotti

Children Of the Light

Children Of the Light

by Everett S Allen

Whale Hunt

Whale Hunt

by Nelson Cole Haley

Follow the Whale

Follow the Whale

by Ivan T Sanderson

Whaling Books & Ephemera

Whale Ships and Whaling

Whale Ships and Whaling

by Church, Albert Cook

Whale Hunt.

Whale Hunt.

by Haley, Nelson Cole

Ives Washburn., (1948). 'The narrative of a voyage by the harpooner". V G. in D J.. 21 cm. 304 pp. B/W plates.
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A$15.46
Whaling and Old Salem.

Whaling and Old Salem.

by Robotti, Frances Diane

New York.: Fountainhead., 1962.. First edition.. Hardcover.. Fine copy in near fine (light shelf wear) dust jacket (in mylar).. Octavo.. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition.
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A$34.02
Unearthed The Aboriginal Tasmanians of Kangaroo Island

Unearthed The Aboriginal Tasmanians of Kangaroo Island

by Taylor, Rebe

Adelaide: Wakefield Press. 2022. Mint - a new book. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs and maps 389 pages. In the early 19th century sealers took Tasmanian women to Kangaroo Island, establishing a cross-cultural community before the settlement of South Australia. Aboriginal Tasmanian descendants are still living on Kangaroo Island today and this book is their story. Beginning in the sealing days, it tells how they became successful farmers, but how many grew up unaware of their Aboriginal... Read more about this item
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A$34.95
The Yankee Whaler.

The Yankee Whaler.

by Ashley, Clifford W

The Riverside Press., 1938.. V G. in D J. (slightly chipped).. 26 cm 156 pp. B/w and Color plates plans and drawings.
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A$46.39
Whaler's Eye

Whaler's Eye

by Ash, Christopher (Author)

Liverpool, England: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1962. Hardcover. Good/Good. Used Book: Hard Cover Mild shelf wear to edges and corners of dust jacket, cover, and spine. There is a crease along top edge of front cover dust jacket. Binding remains intact and pages are mostly clean and unbent. Good used reading condition.
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A$17.78
Whaling and Old Salem.

Whaling and Old Salem.

by Robotti, Frances Diane

Fountainhead Publications., (1962). V G. in D J.. 23 cm. 292 pp. B/W plates
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A$30.93
Whaling and old Salem (a chronicle of the sea) by Frances Diane Robotti ; with an introduction by Henry Beetle Hough

Whaling and old Salem (a chronicle of the sea) by Frances Diane Robotti ; with an introduction by Henry Beetle Hough

by Robotti, Frances Diane (1919- )

New York : Fountainhead Publishers, 1962. First Edition. Hardback. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 292 pages; Description: 292 p. ; illus. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Whaling --Massachusetts --Salem.
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A$38.97
Whaling and Old Salem

Whaling and Old Salem

by Frances Diane Robotti

New York, NY: Fountainhead Publishers. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1962. First Edition; Stated First Printing. Hardcover. Light wear to DJ edges, some minor tearing. Rubbing/smudges to back of DJ. Book is in Very Good overall condition. No noteworthy defects. No markings.; B&W Photographs; 292 pages .
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A$61.84
Salem and Nagasaki: their encounter, 1797-1807

Salem and Nagasaki: their encounter, 1797-1807

by Kanai, Madoka

Tokyo: Foreign Affairs Association of Japan, 1968. Pamphlet. 21p., wraps, inscribed by the author to American Japanologist Frank Gibney; faint dampstain at lower left corner and along spine, pages evenly toned. Reprinted from Contemporary Japan. On the history of connections between the US whaling port and the only Japanese city that permitted foreign contacts in the Tokugawa period. Includes discussion of the author's visit to Salem and the Peabody Essex Museum.
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A$54.12
Whaler's Eye

Whaler's Eye

by Ash, Christopher

New York: Macmillan, 1962. Hardcover. DJ has small chips/tears/folds along edges.
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A$54.12
WHALERS OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN: A Story of Modern Whaling in the Antarctic

WHALERS OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN: A Story of Modern Whaling in the Antarctic

by Villiers, Alan

Hodder and Stoughton, 1951. Cloth. Good Condition. 1st Edition: 285pages, illustrated, frontispiece plus 9 woodcuts by Charles Pont. Yellow cloth covers with blue titling and decoration in illustrated dustjacket. Previous owners dated signature on front end paper and a stamp number. Maps on end papers. Dustjacket tatty, torn in half and laid in, covers grubby. Contents clean Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Whaling; 1950s; Fishing &... Read more about this item
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A$126.75
THE MARINE MAMMALS OF THE NORTH-WESTERN COAST OF NORTH AMERICA, DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED:

THE MARINE MAMMALS OF THE NORTH-WESTERN COAST OF NORTH AMERICA, DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED:

by Scammon, Charles M

Quarto (12 by 9 1/2 inches) San Francisco: John H. Carmany and Company, 1874. Original First Edition. 319 + v pages, hardcover, bound in original green pebble cloth, with title in gilt on spine, and gilt vignette of a seal on upper front cover; 27 lithographic plates drawn by the author, and printed by Britton and Rey, plus many other fine lithographs (a few drawn by another hand) of whaling equipment, seals, dolphins and porpoises. Neat nineteenth century inked gift inscription on front fly leaf; minor... Read more about this item
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A$1,468.98
Whaling and Old Salem

Whaling and Old Salem

by Robotti, Frances Diane

hb, worn d/w, 292pp, illus.
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A$9.75
Whaling and Old Salem: A Chronicle of the Sea

Whaling and Old Salem: A Chronicle of the Sea

by Robotti, Frances Diane

Salem, MA: Newcomb & Gauss, 1950. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/None. 192 pages. Hardcover without dust jacket. Very minor wear to spine. Small "Library of George Murphy" impressed in upper corner of front end papers. Record # 2230912
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A$35.56
The Song of Moses. Deut. XXXI. XXXII. XXXIII

The Song of Moses. Deut. XXXI. XXXII. XXXIII

by [Charles Taber & Co.]

New Bedford: Charles Taber & Co., 1857. [1-3], 4-28pp. 2½ x 2¼ inches. Black glazed paper wrappers imprinted in gold-colored ink to front. Creased; worn; good. Charles Taber on his own-and also in partnership with his brother-clearly served the whaling community of New Bedford, Massachusetts as booksellers, stationers, and dealers in charts and nautical instruments. In The Music of the Waters. A Collection of the Sailors' Chanties, or Working Songs of the Sea... (London, 1888) the "Song of Moses or... Read more about this item
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A$115.97
Whale Hunt

Whale Hunt

by Haley, Nelson Cole

hb, no d/w, 319pp, illus.
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A$9.75
Mutiny on the Globe

Mutiny on the Globe

by Heffernan, Thomas Farel

WW Norton, 2002. 1st. fine/fine. The story of the mutiny in 1824 aboard the whaler Globe, and the life of the mutineer Samuel Comstock.
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A$11.37
The Yankee Whaler (Dover Maritime)

The Yankee Whaler (Dover Maritime)

by Ashley, Clifford W

Paperback. Acceptable.
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A$8.13
Captain Joe. Whaleman from New Bedford.

Captain Joe. Whaleman from New Bedford.

by Gomes, Captain Joseph

New York: Vantage Press, (1960). Recollections of an Azorean whaling captain, and his whaling schooner "Pedro Varella." First edition. Very good condition in publisher's illustrated dust jacket, which shows a bit of wear.. 20.5 cm. 273 pp. b/w frontipiece plates.
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A$46.39
Children of the Light

Children of the Light

by Allen, Everett S

Boston, (1973). b/w plates. 302 pp. The rise and fall of New Bedford whaling and the death of the Arctic fleet. VG, dj.
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A$30.93
Whales and Whaling. Port of Sag Harbor, New York.

Whales and Whaling. Port of Sag Harbor, New York.

by Finckenor, George A

Sag Harbor, NY: Wm. Ewers, 1975. Listing of ships, voyages, cargoes and captains. With a special compilation of the whaling fleet for the peak years 1845-1848. Signed by author. First edition, inscribed by author on title page. Fine condition.. 23 cm. 159 pp/ b/w plates, ills. facsimiles.
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A$61.85
Whale Hunt

Whale Hunt

by Haley, Nelson Cole

NY, (1948). b/w plates. 304 pp. Narrative of a voyage by Nelson Cole Haley, harpooner in the ship Charles W. Morgan 1849-1853. Written by the old whaler years after his trip, with his own illustrations. Forster 51. Light wear to spine ends. A good copy in chipped and torn dj.
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A$30.93
Whale Hunt: the Narrative of a Voyage

Whale Hunt: the Narrative of a Voyage

by Nelson Cole Haley

Robert Hale, 1950. Hardcover. Good. 1950. First Published. 319 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Black and white illustrated plates throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.
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A$13.40