Title: Etchings of a Whaling Cruise, with Notes of a Sojourn on the Island of Zanzibar. To Which is Appended a Brief History of the Whale Fishery, Its Past and Present Condition Author: Browne, J. Ross Place: New York Publisher: Harper & Brothers Date: 1850 Description: xiii, [3], 580 + 8 ad pp. With 8 steel-engraved plates including the frontispiece; additional wood-engraved plates included in the pagination; a few woodcuts in the text. (8vo), original blindstamped cloth, spine lettered in gilt with vignette of whaling ship, rebacked with original spine cloth laid down, endpapers replaced. Early Edition. First published in 1846. Browne's keen eye and perceptive writing make this one of the most accessible works on the American whaling industry. Pp. 549-564 reprint Charles Wilkes' chapter on the whale fishery from his Narrative. Howes B877. Lot Amendments Condition: Cloth worn; dampstain and foxing within; good. Item number: 231741
Title: Etchings of a Whaling Cruise, with Notes of a Sojourn on the Island of Zanzibar. To Which is Appended a Brief History of the Whale Fishery, Its Past and Present Condition Author: Browne, J. Ross Place: New York Publisher: Harper & Brothers Date: 1850 Description: xiii, [3], 580 + 8 ad pp. With 8 steel-engraved plates including the frontispiece; additional wood-engraved plates included in the pagination; a few woodcuts in the text. (8vo), original blindstamped cloth, spine lettered in gilt with vignette of whaling ship, rebacked with original spine cloth laid down, endpapers replaced. Early Edition. First published in 1846. Browne's keen eye and perceptive writing make this one of the most accessible works on the American whaling industry. Pp. 549-564 reprint Charles Wilkes' chapter on the whale fishery from his Narrative. Howes B877. Lot Amendments Condition: Cloth worn; dampstain and foxing within; good. Item number: 231741
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