Arctic Rovings: Or, the Adventures of a New Bedford Boy on Sea and Land
by Hall, David Weston
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Chehalis, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Abel Tompkins, 1861. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 171 pp + [4] pp publisher's ads, with frontis portrait of the author. Original black cloth with blind-stamped decoration and image of a ship on each board. Complete but well worn; spine slant, corners rubbed through, small losses of cloth at head and foot of spine, moderate foxing and soiling throughout. A good reference/reading copy. Hall, who signed on to the New Bedford whale-ship Condor at the age of 15, suffered so much abuse on board that he and a companion deserted on the coast of Siberia. They spent the winter of 1858-59 at a Russian penal settlement and were rescued the following summer by another New Bedford whaler and taken to Honolulu before returning to New England. "In 1861, Hall published Artic Rovings in an attempt to expoose the abuses of crewmen in the whaling industry. His father, making use of letters sent home by his son, subsequently brought a lawsuit against Whiteside [Captain of the Condor], accusing him of abandoning young Hall on the shores of Okhotsk. A judgement of $300 was awarded in favor of the father" (Howgego, Ocean, Islands & Polar Regions, H6). Sabin 29745.
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- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21267
- Title
- Arctic Rovings: Or, the Adventures of a New Bedford Boy on Sea and Land
- Author
- Hall, David Weston
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Abel Tompkins
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1861
- Bookseller catalogs
- Polar Regions;
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About the Seller
Walkabout Books
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Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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