Captain Edmund Gardner of Nantucket and New Bedford, Mass. His Journal and His Family
by Bullard, John M
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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south dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Milford, NH: The Cabinet Press, 1958. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. By the author of "The Rotches", and "The Greens As I Knew Them." Important New Bedford and Nantucket history. Recent studies suggest that Gardner who was seriously injured by a whale was the subject and model for Melville's Captain Ahab. No internal marks or imprints. "Captain Edmund Gardner of Nantucket and New Bedford, Mass., His Journal and His Family. Includes important lists and charts of the family genealogy. Signed by the author on the title page, not inscribed to anyone. Very rare signed in this condition. Includes the original tissue DJ cover. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Wayward Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016286
- Title
- Captain Edmund Gardner of Nantucket and New Bedford, Mass. His Journal and His Family
- Author
- Bullard, John M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Cabinet Press
- Place of Publication
- Milford, NH
- Date Published
- 1958
- Bookseller catalogs
- Cape Cod and the Islands; Signed First Editions; Whaling;
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Wayward Books
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south dartmouth, Massachusetts
About Wayward Books
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Specialities are: Steinbeck, Vietnam War Literature, Cape Cod and the Islands, Melville, Thomas Merton, Signed First Editions.
Specialities are: Steinbeck, Vietnam War Literature, Cape Cod and the Islands, Melville, Thomas Merton, Signed First Editions.
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