Lot of 2. The Whale, and the Dangers of the Whale-Fishery. New Haven, CT: S. Babcock, n.d., ca 1840. 32mo, printed and illustrated pale pink wrappers, 16pp of text with 6 full page woodcuts plus 2 on inside covers. Front cover vignette of whaler with harpoon, vignette of ship on title page. Rear cover advertisement for Babcock’s Toy Books. Some soiling, wear to covers. Few scattered spots/smudges on interior pages. The Popular Story of Blue Beard. Cooperstown, NY: H. and E. Phinney, 1842. 32mo, paper wrappers, 31pp, illustrated with 13 woodcut engraved scenes, including frontispiece and title page; reverse of title page with "The Alphabet" in different fonts. Front cover fully separated, and back cover almost fully separated. Previous owner's inked identification on front cover. Some foxing, spotting on interior pages. Provenance: Property from the Inventory of Rex Stark
Lot of 2. The Whale, and the Dangers of the Whale-Fishery. New Haven, CT: S. Babcock, n.d., ca 1840. 32mo, printed and illustrated pale pink wrappers, 16pp of text with 6 full page woodcuts plus 2 on inside covers. Front cover vignette of whaler with harpoon, vignette of ship on title page. Rear cover advertisement for Babcock’s Toy Books. Some soiling, wear to covers. Few scattered spots/smudges on interior pages. The Popular Story of Blue Beard. Cooperstown, NY: H. and E. Phinney, 1842. 32mo, paper wrappers, 31pp, illustrated with 13 woodcut engraved scenes, including frontispiece and title page; reverse of title page with "The Alphabet" in different fonts. Front cover fully separated, and back cover almost fully separated. Previous owner's inked identification on front cover. Some foxing, spotting on interior pages. Provenance: Property from the Inventory of Rex Stark
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