Scrimshaw and Scrimshanders: Whales and Whalemen
by Flayderman, E. Norman
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- ISBN 10
- 0910598096
- ISBN 13
- 9780910598095
- Seller
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Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
New Milford, CT: N. Flayderman & Co., 1972. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 10.5x8.6x1.0in. Inscribed by Author(s). 2nd printing, inscribed and dated by the author; light rubbing to extremities and light foxing to top edge of text block, dust jacket price-clipped with three large chips at head of spine, bottom of front panel, and top of back panel, small chip at bottom of back panel, and several repaired tears. Dust jacket in clear protector.
This is the first complete book about the famed American nautical folk art of scrimshaw and contains four hundred and fifty superb illustrations which capture the texture and character of articles produced by the scrimshander.
305pp 2.90lb 10.5x8.6x1.0in
This is the first complete book about the famed American nautical folk art of scrimshaw and contains four hundred and fifty superb illustrations which capture the texture and character of articles produced by the scrimshander.
305pp 2.90lb 10.5x8.6x1.0in
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- Bookseller
- Newbury Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19445
- Title
- Scrimshaw and Scrimshanders: Whales and Whalemen
- Author
- Flayderman, E. Norman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0910598096
- ISBN 13
- 9780910598095
- Publisher
- N. Flayderman & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New Milford, CT
- Date Published
- 1972
- Pages
- 305
- Size
- 10.5x8.6x1.0in
- Keywords
- Scrimshaw
- Bookseller catalogs
- Folk Art;
- X weight
- 2.9 lbs
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