SCRIMSHAW: FOLK ART OF THE WHALERS
by Earle, Walter K
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
-
Cadyville, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Cold Spring Harbor, NY: Whaling Museum Society, Inc., (1957).. (1957).. Very good. - Octavo, light blue cloth titled in black on spine & in black with illustration stamped in teal & black on front cover. The spine & extremities are faded & the rear cover is lightly soiled. [v] & 36 pp. Full-page & textual illustrations in brown, black & white by Jane Davenport. Very good internally.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1369
- Title
- SCRIMSHAW: FOLK ART OF THE WHALERS
- Author
- Earle, Walter K
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cold Spring Harbor, NY: Whaling Museum Society, Inc., (1957).
- Date Published
- (1957).
- Keywords
- ART; FOLK ART; WHALING; WHALERS; WHALEBONE; TUSKS; TEETH; IVORY; WALTER K. EARLE; JANE DAVENPORT; ILLUSTRATIONS.
Terms of Sale
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....