Whaling and the Art of Scrimshaw

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Near fine in very good dust jacket (upper flap of dj clipped but price still present some edgewear to the dj dot on bottom ed Hardcover first edition - New York:: H. Z. Walck / David McKay (1976). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in very good dust jacket (upper flap of dj clipped but price still present some edgewear to the dj dot on bottom edge of textblock.). First printing. In addition to information on the origins of scrimshaw this includes a brief history of whaling. Illustrated throughout with black and whitel photographs. Glossary bibliography index. Slightly oversized. x 269 pp.