The Voice of a Whaleman: With an Account of The Nicholson Whaling Collection. Inscribed by author.
by Sherman, Stuart C
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Providence, RI: Providence Public Library, 1965. . 4to. 219 pp. Embossed beige cloth-covered boards with green cloth and gilt spine. Printed color dust jacket with brodart cover. Very good with losses and chipping along dust jacket. Includes some offset illustrations in black and blue ink by the Meridian Gravure Company in Meridian, CT. Title page is inscribed and signed by author in pen ink. Heavy volume, extra shipping may apply.
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- Alan Wofsy Fine Arts
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- Title
- The Voice of a Whaleman: With an Account of The Nicholson Whaling Collection. Inscribed by author.
- Author
- Sherman, Stuart C
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Providence, RI: Providence Public Library, 1965.
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- Brodart
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- Gilt
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