The marine mammals of the north-western coast of North America and the American whale fishery.
Libri antichi e moderni
Scammon, C. M.
The marine mammals of the north-western coast of North America and the American whale fishery.
Libri antichi e moderni
Scammon, C. M.
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Paesi Bassi)
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Descrizione
San Francisco, CA, J. H. Carmany, 1874 [EXPANDED REPRINT, Riverside, CA, Manessier, 1969]. 4to. xlvi, 319, [v] pp., 27 plates, two folding maps in printed rear pocket and one portrait of the author, loosely inserted. Republisher's green embossed cloth with gilt vignette on the front board and gilt title on the spine. = A fine reprint of one of the truly important account on whaling and on the survey of the Pacific coast of the United States. The original edition is very rare. This edition contains a well-illustrated 46 pp. history of the book and its main subjects. Fine copy, with both the often missing portrait and sketch maps of the California coast. Sabin, 77441.
