WAKE OF THE GREAT SEALERS. by Mowat, Farley - 1973

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1973. 157 pp, 11 7/8" H, green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Profusely illustrated in b&w and colour. Inscribed on front free endpaper: "To Linda & Royston / with kind regards / & best wishes, / David Blackwood". "Farley Mowat describes the Newfoundland men of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who set out in flimsy ships to hunt seals on the treacherous North Atlantic ice fields. Their heroism, their hardships, their will to endure, were extraordinary by any standard. Extraordinary too is this eloquent visual and verbal epic of their adventures and life style. The brooding immensity of sky and ocean encompasses the people portrayed in the prints and drawings of David Blackwood, an artist of sensitivity, power and emotional impact, whose heritage consists of the history and myths that are his subject.The sagas of that era - the facts and legends of superhuman feats and overwhelming disasters - are related to the prints by Farley Mowat's fresh and gripping narrative, which taps the literature and foklore of the sealers, including excerpts in their own words." Light offset fading from the dust jacket on the boards - mainly on the front board, light fading to top and bottom edges of both boards, light wear at the bottom corner of boards. Dust jacket has an 8" tear on the front panel and a tear across the spine - both archivally taped, edge tears with creases and small pieces missing - mainly on the rear panel and spine, light general edge wear, minor rubbing and a few very small dents, now protected in a mylar sleeve.. Inscribed By Artist. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. Illus. by David Blackwood, inscribed..