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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- 18-2461
- 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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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Gravure
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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