Cruise of the Cachalot: Round the World after Sperm Whales
by Bullen, Frank T
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Moab, Utah, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton & Company. Good. 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Olive green cloth boards with gilt lettering on cover and spine. Shelf wear to edges with fraying to head and tail of spine. Mild soiling; spine is toned. Weak binding with frontispiece and one plate loose. Slight toning to page edges, otherwise interior is clean. Name of previous owner on first free end paper. Includes 8 black and white plates and a folding map in very good condition. Written by a British seaman, this semi-autobiographical travel narrative describes a whaling expedition in the South Seas. ; B&W Illustrations; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 379 pp .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Back of Beyond Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023154
- Title
- Cruise of the Cachalot: Round the World after Sperm Whales
- Author
- Bullen, Frank T
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- D. Appleton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- Whaling, South Seas, Sperm Whales, Seaman
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Back of Beyond Books
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Moab, Utah
About Back of Beyond Books
Located in the heart of the desert southwest Back of Beyond Books is an indie bookstore in Moab, Utah. The name of the store was drawn from one of Edward Abbey's most well-known fiction titles, The Monkey Wrench Gang. We specialize in natural history, environmental literature, southwestern guidebooks & maps, Native American books, and Western history. But we also carry a wild assortment of fiction, science, philosophy, current affairs, rare books, and generally other cool stuff.
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