Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1903. This is an interesting 100+ page offprint containing much on whaling, with numerous black and white plates of the boats, fisheries and factories. "Extracted from the U. S. Fish Commission Report for 1902, Pages 177 to 279, Plates 10 to 25." The flimsy front cover wrap is present, but the back wrap is lost; but the pages are sturdily side-saddle staplebound and still in nice shape. Front has a copule of previous owner name marks. Preserved in a clear plastic sleeve. . Offprint. Staple Bound. Acceptable. Octavo.
Washington, DC: American Fisheries Society, 1970. An excellent text, bound in red cloth over boards, with minor wear only. No jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket, as issued. 4to - 10.25" tall.
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France: Editions Michel Lafon, 2005. NOTE: This is the first edition, from 2005, and the cover differs from the one often depicted. Lots of glorious color photography, text is in FRENCH language. Pages in great shape, block well bound, hinges a bit shaken but sound. Jacket has a little edge wear, a short edge tear to lower back. Large format volume, not available for international or priority shipment.. First Edition, 2005. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio.
New York: Oceana Publications, 1980. TWO VOLUME SET. Ex-Library, else Very Good. No Jacket. With usual university lib. ownership and discard marks, pockets and bar code stickers to endpaper. Else sound and clean, in nice shape, with only minor wear. Large and heavy books, will require extra post for priority or international.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Ex-Library, else Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - 10.5" tall.
Ohio State University Press, 1967. Usual lib. ownership and discard stamps, pocket and bar code stickers to endpaper, minor spine catalog label removal signs. Else clean and well bound, with general moderate shelf wear, though the upper front fore corner is bumped with some fray to cloth there. In publisher's original cloth over boards binding. . Hard Cover. Ex-Library, else Good/No Jacket. Octavo.
France: Flammarion, 1975. Text in FRENCH. Very mild wear, light rubs to covers; text clean, straight and well bound. A signed drawing of the ship,"Seer," with jumping dolphins, to front endpaper, artist unknown and signature not exacely legible.. Edition Francaise. Hard Cover, Pictorial Boards. Very Good/No Jacket.
Davis, CA: California Sea Grant, University of California, Davis, 1992. Unmarked text, though with quite mild moisture stains near edges; well bound. With some wear to corners and edges, a little cover staining as well. A sound utilitarian copy.. Edition Unstated. Soft Cover. Good. Quarto.
New York: American Elsevier Publishing Company, 1966. Clean, soundly bound text, with moderate shelfwear to exterior. DJ in sound shape save for a little pull-tearing to upper spine.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.
