The Cruise of the Cachalot: Round the World after Sperm Whales
by Bullen, Frank T
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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CHESTER, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: Smith, Elder, 1898. First edition. Original blue cloth, gilt. Inscribed " To Capt. D. Wilson-Barker G.S. H.M.S. 'Worcester' with the author's kindest regards. F.T. Bullen." A contemporary 4 x 6 inch x 6 inch inscribed studio photograph of Bullen is tipped to the front endpaper verso, and reviews and notices of Bullen's career are tipped to the endpapers. Bullen's first book, the story of a three-year cruise on the American whaling ship, 1875-8. It ranks with Melville's Moby Dick among the classic works on whaling. Rudyard Kipling writes in the preface 'It is im1920) was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and the Royal Meteorological Society, of which he was President from 1903-1905. In his earlier career he worked for the Blackwall Line, and commanded the SS Dacia of Silvertown of Slivertown Telegraph Works. He was Captain Superintendent of the Thames Nautical Training College, HMS Worcester from 1892 to 1919 and was a friend and correspondent of Joseph Conrad.
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- Bookseller
- Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33094
- Title
- The Cruise of the Cachalot: Round the World after Sperm Whales
- Author
- Bullen, Frank T
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1898
- Keywords
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- Bookseller catalogs
- VOYAGES AND TRAVEL;
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Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books
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