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American whalers in the western Arctic : the final epoch of the great American sailing whaling fleet

Title: American whalers in the western Arctic : the final epoch of the great American sailing whaling fleet / a portfolio of watercolors & drawings by William Gilkerson, introduced and related in text by John R. Bockstoce.
Author: Gilkerson, William.
Publication: Fairhaven, Mass. (P.O. Box 630, Fairhaven, Mass., 02719) : Edward J. Lefkowicz, Inc., 1983.

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Additional Authors

Bockstoce, John R.

Description

viii, 48, [1] p., [12] leaves of plates : ill. (12 col.), 2 maps; 40 x 49 cm. +

Subject

Note

The in-text illustrations are printed in blue.
Binding, publisher's, of quarter blue niger oasis and gray linen, by Harcourt Bindery of Boston.

Call Number

*KP+++ (Stinehour) 84-21

OCLC

11587334
NYPG84-B9431

Author

Gilkerson, William.

Title

American whalers in the western Arctic : the final epoch of the great American sailing whaling fleet / a portfolio of watercolors & drawings by William Gilkerson, introduced and related in text by John R. Bockstoce.

Imprint

Fairhaven, Mass. (P.O. Box 630, Fairhaven, Mass., 02719) : Edward J. Lefkowicz, Inc., 1983. (Meriden, Conn. : Meriden Gravure Co.).

Local Note

A total of 400 copies printed from type set by Stinehour Press, Lunenburg, Vt. No. 32 of 320 signed by the artist and issued with a duplicate suite of 12 colored plates, each plate numbered 32/370 and signed by the artist.

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Bockstoce, John R.

Research Call Number

*KP+++ (Stinehour) 84-21

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