WHALING AND FISHING: THE SEQUEL TO A BOY'S VOYAGES ON BOARD A MAN-OF-WAR AND IN THE MERCHANT SERVICE. With four tinted illustrations.
(1856) ND (1857) 1st UK edition. 12mo (115 x 180mm). Pp256. Illustrated with 4 tinted engraved plates. Blue-green pictorial cloth, printed in black.
Not angling. The author's name is not given in the UK edition. Also the text has been revised for a British audience, with many American references excised. The author records a whaling voyage to the Indian Ocean in the mid-nineteenth century - includes hunting for sharks and sea lions, fishing for mackerel, even harpooning hippopotami on the Mozambique coast.
Not angling. The author's name is not given in the UK edition. Also the text has been revised for a British audience, with many American references excised. The author records a whaling voyage to the Indian Ocean in the mid-nineteenth century - includes hunting for sharks and sea lions, fishing for mackerel, even harpooning hippopotami on the Mozambique coast.
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Book Code
50829
| Author | Nordhoff (Charles). (1830-1901). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 50829 |
| ISBN | No ISBN. |
| Book Description | Cloth faded and slightly used and wrinkled - but still a very good copy. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1857 |
| Publisher | Addey's Library for Young and Old, Addey and Co. |
| Place | London. |