The Whale
by MATTHEWS, Dr. Leonard Harrison (editor)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Simon & Schuster, New York, NY, 1968. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Fine copy in Very Good, price clipped dustwrapper. Stated First printing. Pages and covers are crisp intact and unmarked; price clipped jacket is worn at corners and spine extremities. 287 pages including Glossary and Bibliography, profusely illustrated in 287 illustrations, 87 in full color. This is a heavy and/or oversized book, which CANNOT be EXPEDITE shipped for the quoted shipping price. Contact us prior to purchasing if you require EXPEDITE US or any type of INTERNATIONAL shipping. The text written by a group of international experts, deals with every aspect of whales and whaling. Chapters on: Whales in Mythology & Folklore; Biology; Whaling with Boats & Harpoons; Science & Whaling; Modern Whaling; Whale Products; Life of Whales; Last Relics of the Old Days; The Different Kinds of Whales
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- Bookseller
- Modern First Editions Boston
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001762
- Title
- The Whale
- Author
- MATTHEWS, Dr. Leonard Harrison (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster, New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1968
- Pages
- 287
- Keywords
- Zoology
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About the Seller
Modern First Editions Boston
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Boston, Massachusetts
About Modern First Editions Boston
Growing collection of 900 + books, mostly from 60s, 70s and 80s. Vast majority of books are first editions, many of them first printings and signed. All books are from a private collection and are being sold now for the first time.Unless noted otherwise: books are without marks, original prices are not clipped and there are no former library books.Please contact me directly for commission free sales.
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