Description: Book Description—Francis Allyn Olmsted with Preface to the New Edition by W. Storrs, Lee, Incidents of a Whaling Voyage—To which are Added Observations on the Scenery, Manners and Customs, and Missionary Stations of the Sandwich and Society Islands. Published with the cooperation of the Friends of the Library, Maui, Hawaii. Rutland, Vermont and Tokyo, Japan—Charles E. Tuttle, Co., 1969, 360 pages. First Tuttle Edition. 5 ½” x 7 ¾”. Illustrated. Original dust jacket with price intact. In near mint condition. A modern version of Olmsted’s text, originally published in 1841. This is the first comprehensive study of whaling, published prior to Melville’s Moby Dick.
Price: 15 USD
Location: Madison, Connecticut
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Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: Dust Jacket, Illustrated, First Tuttle Edition
Author: Francis Olmsted
Publisher: Charles Tuttle
Topic: The Sea
Subject: Whaling
Original/Facsimile: Original
