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Catching of the whale and seal, or, Henry Acton's conversation to his son William on the whale and seal fishery.

Title: Catching of the whale and seal, or, Henry Acton's conversation to his son William on the whale and seal fishery.
Publication: Salem [Mass.] : Ives and Jewett ; New York : Gould and Newman, 1838

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Text	Restricted use	*KF 1838 89-265 Proudfit Collection	Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

Description

112 p. : ill.; 15 cm.

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Cover title: Whale and seal fishery.
Illustrations: 13 prints from 12 blocks : wood engraving ; full-page (5) and image 5 x 7 cm. or smaller. Title page vignette repeated on p. [59].
Binding, publisher's, of quarter leather and illustrated yellow paper boards, with t.p. vignette repeated on front cover and publisher's advertisements on back cover.

Call Number

*KF 1838 89-265

LCCN

24020102

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Title

Catching of the whale and seal, or, Henry Acton's conversation to his son William on the whale and seal fishery.

Imprint

Salem [Mass.] : Ives and Jewett ; New York : Gould and Newman, 1838 (Andover [Mass.] : Gould & Newman)

Local Note

Provenance: Kendall Whaling Museum (Sharon, Mass.) (bookplate; embossed stamp).

"For governor, John T. Hoffman ..." (Democratic ticket for New York state election, 1870): slip mounted on blank p. [1].

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Catching of the whale and seal.

Henry Acton's conversation to his son William on the whale and seal fishery.

Whale and seal fishery.

Research Call Number

*KF 1838 89-265 Proudfit Collection.