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A BATTLE LOST: AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO SAVE THE SEAL HUNT. by Patey, Francis - 1990

by Patey, Francis

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A BATTLE LOST: AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO SAVE THE SEAL HUNT. by Patey, Francis - 1990

A BATTLE LOST: AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO SAVE THE SEAL HUNT.

by Patey, Francis

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St. Anthony, Nfld.: Privately Printed, 1990. 86 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H). B&w photographs. Inscribed on title page: "Best Wishes / Francis Patey / Dec. 1990". Contents: A Historical Sketch of the Seal Hunt; The Protesters Arrive; Supporters of the the Seal Hunt Organize; Planning for a Showdown; The Media Circus Comes to St. Anthony; The Long-awaited Confrontation; Judgment Day; Sealers Under Attack; Through the Eyes of a Celebrity; What Others Said; Parting Words; A Sealers' Song. Interior - clean and tight with no previous owner-ship marks. Exterior - very light rubbing, one very small corner crease. . Inscribed By Author. Soft Cover. Very Good.
  • Bookseller Independent bookstores CA (CA)
  • Format/Binding Paperback
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
  • Binding Paperback
  • Publisher Privately Printed
  • Place of Publication St. Anthony, Nfld.
  • Date Published 1990
  • Keywords Newfoundland, Seal hunt, Hunting, Sealing, Fishery, Bans, Protests, Protesters, St. Anthony, Fur, Seal Flippers, Traditional Hunting, Traditions, Brigitte Bardot, Greenpeace.

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A Battle Lost: An Unsuccessful Attempt to Save the Seal Hunt

by Patey, Francis

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  • Paperback
  • Signed
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Grand Falls, Nfld. Canada: Robinson-Blackmore Publishing. Soft cover. Fine/None. Signed and inscribed by the author, Francis Patey, on the title page as follows: "Best wishes/Francis Patey"; not personalized to anyone. 86 pages. This work describes the failed efforts of the Canadian seal hunters, in the most dangerous and controversal fishery in the world, to preserve their livelihood, a way of life for some 500 years. Book is clean & tight. A very nice signed copy.
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