One Whaling Family
1964, First Edition. London : V. Gollancz. Near fine cloth copy in a good if slightly edge-torn (with minor loss) and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #468895
Physical description; 401 pages : colour map (on lining papers) ; 23 cm. Contents; The voyage of the Florida, 1858-1861, from the journal of Eliza Azelia Williams – The destruction of the whaling fleet in the Arctic Ocean in 1871; address by William Fish Williams – The voyage of the Florence, 1873-1874, from a manuscript by William Fish Williams. Subjects; Williams family. Whaling – History – 19th century. Seafaring life. Whalers (Persons) – Biography. Arctic Ocean – Navigation – 19th century. Florida (Whaling ship). Florence (Whaling ship). 19th century. Journals. Manuscripts. Illustrated.
Price: €30.00