The Whale and His Captors
by Cheever, Rev Henry T
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The Whale and His Captors; or, the Whalemens Adventures, and the Whales Biography, as Gathered on the Homeward Cruise of the "Commodore Preble"
by Cheever, Rev. Henry T.
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- Scarce in this first edition. He recounts tales of whaling in the waters off New Zealand, near the Rio de la Plata, and in the
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- 1849
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Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1849. Scarce in this first edition. He recounts tales of whaling in the waters off New Zealand, near the Rio de la Plata, and in the Arctic Sea. A history of whaling is also included, as is the peculiar vocabulary of whalemen.Hill 283 (who notes only the 1850 edition). Forster 21. Bound in publisher's blind… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE WHALE AND HIS CAPTORS; OR, THE WHALEMAN'S ADVENTURES, AND THE WHALE BIOGRAPHY, AS GATHERED ON THE HOMEWARD CRUISE OF THE "COMMODORE PREBLE".
by Cheever, Rev. Henry T.
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- Used - Very Good
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- No jacket
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- (1991)
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- Hard cover
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Yarmouthport, Massachusetts, USA
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Fairfield, WA: Ye Galleon Press, (1991). hard cover. Very Good/No jacket. Fairfield, WA:Ye Galleon Press. (1991). Facsimile reprint of 1850 edition. 314pp+6pp ads and colophon. Illustrated. Hardcover. A very good clean copy, inside and out. Item Price
£27.79