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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1929. Book. Illus. by Clifford W. Ashley. Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Book is fine. Dj has edgewear and toning. Slipcase has modest wear. Inscribed with drawing by the author/artist on the limitation page. .
Whaleships of New Bedford by Ashley, Clifford W - 1929
by Ashley, Clifford W
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Whaleships of New Bedford
by Ashley, Clifford W
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1929. Book. Illus. by Ashley, Clifford W.. Near Fine. Hardcover. Limited.. With an introduction by FDR. Limited edition of 1035 copies. The top and bottom edges are cut, the fore edge rough uncut. Bright red cloth boards with gilt spine lettering and a spouting whale on the front cover Includes sixty plates of Whaleships famous in New Bedford, including the Charles Morgan pictured at Round Hills (sic) South Dartmouth, MA., and the Bark California. A very solid and collectible copy. No internal markings or imprints, very clean. Ashley also wrote The Ashley Book of Knots and The Yankee Whaler. He resided in Westport MA. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Illustrator Ashley, Clifford W.
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- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication Boston
- Date Published 1929
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Whaleships of New Bedford
by Ashley, Clifford W
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WHALESHIPS OF NEW BEDFORD: SIXTY PLATES
by Ashley, Clifford W. [Illustrator]; Roosevelt, Franklin D. [Introduction]
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1929. Limited First Edition: 1/1035. Hardcover. Quarto, vi, [122]; G+/ G+; Light brown spine with black letter; House in black cardboard slipcase; Dustjacket has moderate+ uneven age-toning overall, a chip to bottom-right corner of front cover, light wear to top edges, and faint red staining / a small chip at the head of spine; Boards show light wear to corners, light bumping to head/tail of spine, and several instances of light soiling; Textblock has some light age-toning and foxing to deckled edges; Slipcase has split along multiple edges and has significant chipping to black paper finish; Illustrated (sixty b/w drawing); Introduction by then NY governor Franklin Roosevelt; NOTE: Shelved in Room G. 1350086. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Whaleships of New Bedford
by Ashley, Clifford W. Intro. by Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Ballston Lake, New York, United States
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin. First and Limited Edition (1035 copies of which 1000 are for sale0. Original red cloth with a spouting whale on the front cover. Near Fine in Good Dust Jacket (chips on the top and bottom edges) in in Fair Slipcase with one edge separated, tape marks on the bottom, and edge wear. 60 Plates. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1929.
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