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New York: William R. Scott, 1968. Hardcover. Good with no dust jacket. label and pocket neatly removed, stamp on title page. Edited by Jerome Beatty Jr. Designed by William Hogarth 144 pages; Ex Library; 5 1/2 x 8 1/2

North Haven, CT, U.S.A.: Shoe String Press, Incorporated, 1992. Book. Illus. by Hogarth, William (illustrator). As New. Hardcover. Later Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Still in original shrinkwrap. By Daniel Weston Hall, Edited by Jerome Beatty..

NY: Wm. R. Scott Inc.. G ex-library. 1968. In 1856 14 yr old Daniel Hall put his name to shipping papers for a proposed 3 yr voyage on the whaling ship Condor. Due to . the cruelty of the captain, Daniel jumped ship and landed on the coast of Siberia with winter coming on. He learned Russian, ate horsemeat & almost died of wounds inflicted by the captain. A year later he was picked up by another whaler and came home to New Bedford. Usual library markings, ft end page tape repaired. .

New York: William R. Scott, Inc., 1968. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. William Hogarth. Dj has light edgewear with a few small tears, very light soiling, very light chipping & coloring on spine is lightly faded. Inside front flap of dj has been corner-clipped. Light wear.

New York:William R. Scott Inc., 1968. First Edition. hard cover. Very Good/Very Good. New York: William R. Scott, Inc. 1968. xiii + 144pp. 1st edition. Illustrated by William Hogarth. Hardcover with dust jacket.  A very good copy, with a slightly soiled and edge-worn, price-clipped dust jacket.  *"The true story of a 15 year old boy on board the Whaleship Condor...His escape from the cruelties of shipboard life, his winter in the Siberian wilderness and his rescue and eventual return to the United States."

UsedVeryGood. signs of little wear on the cover.

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Nabu Press, 2011-08-17. Paperback. Good.

New York: Young Scott Books, 1968. Book. Illus. by William Hogarth. Fine. Pictorial Cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. DJ unclipped. The true story of a fifteen year old boy on board the whaleship "Condor.".

NY: Young Scott, 1968. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Edited by Jerome Beatty. Illustrated by William Hogarth. Near Fine in spine faded dustjacket.144 pages, reinforced cloth. True story of a 15 year old boy on board the whale ship CONDOR, his escape from the cruelties of shipboard life, his winter in the Siberian wilderness & his eventual return to the US. The illustrator provides a sail plan, a map, a whale chart & accurate drawings of the whaling process..

NY: William R. Scott, Inc., 1968., 1968. First printing. Designed and illustrated by William Hogarth. 8vo. Frontispiece illustration. xiii, 144 pp. Original decorative cloth binding. SIGNED by Beatty on the half-title page. Bottom of spine bumped else this is a tight, near fine book in a bright, fine DJ.. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

New York: William R, Scott, Inc., 1968. Originally published in 1861. This edition 1968. Hardback. xiii, 144pp. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. Daniel Weston Hall was fifteen years old when he joined the crew of the whaling ship, 'Condor', and sailed from New Bedford harbour in 1856. Daniel's whaling adventure lasted longer than he anticipated, for due to the cruelty of the captain, he deserted the 'Condor' and spent the winter in Siberia. He was finally picked up by another American ship the follwing spring, and in another year made his way back to New Bedford in time for his nineteenth birthday. Daniel kept a journal of his adventures and in 1861 his story was published. Designer William Hogarth, while remaining faithful to the style of books published in the late nineteenth century, has enriched Daniel's account with a sail plan, a map, a whale chart, and accurate drawiings of the whaling process aboard a whaling ship. The result is an attractive and exciting book for… Read More

Boston (Abel Tomkins), 1861.. (4), 171, (7)pp. Frontis portrait. Original blindstamped cloth. Head and foot of spine chipped.

Boston: Abel Tompkins. Very Good with no dust jacket. [1860]. Hardcover. 171, [4] pages; 12mo, original ornamental and pictorial blind-stamped green cloth, spine gilt. Heqad and foot of spine lightly worn, Frontispiece. Internally generally clean. Early ink ownership on front blank, modern ink annotation on verso of frontispiece. Publisher's advertisements in the rear. A youth's advenures as a mariner touchng on Whaling, Hawaii and the Arctic. Has a chapter titled "Peep at the Whale Fisheries." Sabin 29745. Appendix. .

1861. HALL, Daniel Weston. Arctic Rovings: or, The Adventures of A New Bedford Boy on Sea and Land. Boston: Published by Abel Tompkins, 1861. 171pp. plus [4]pp. of advertisements. Frontis. 12mo. Original publisher's blindstamped rust cloth, spine gilt. Boards rubbed, spine ends and corners worn. Bookplate on front pastedown. Occasional areas of foxing, small hole to upper margin of pp.143-4 (no text affected). Good plus. A scarce account of a teenager's adventures at sea, including Pacific whaling experiences and visits to Hawaii and Siberia. During a three-month stay in Honolulu, Hall witnessed a volcanic eruption and planned his escape from the cruel captain of the whaleship Condor. After some whaling adventures in the Pacific, Hall deserted ship along the coast of Siberia, near the bank of the Oudskoi River. He was eventually rescued as a result of his father's efforts back home in New Bedford. One of the reasons Hall published this work was to call the public's attention to the severe punishments… Read More

Boston, 1861. 171pp. plus [4]pp. of ads. Frontispiece portrait. 12mo. Original brown publisher's cloth, stamped in blind, expertly rebacked retaining portion of original spine. Light foxing and soiling. About very good. A scarce account of a teenager's adventures at sea, including Pacific whaling experiences and visits to Hawaii and Siberia. During a three-month stay in Honolulu, Hall witnessed a volcanic eruption and planned his escape from the cruel captain of the whale ship Condor. After some whaling adventures in the Pacific, Hall deserted ship along the coast of Siberia, near the bank of the Oudskoi River. He was eventually rescued as a result of his father's efforts back home in New Bedford. One of the reasons Hall published this work was to call the public's attention to the severe punishments suffered by seamen, especially in the whaling fleet, and to encourage the reform of discipline at sea. Includes a chapter entitled "Peep at the Whale Fisheries." Not in Hill nor, apparently, ARCTIC… Read More