Whalemen Adventures In Southern Waters; The Story of Whaling in Australian Waters and Other Southern Seas Related Thereto, From the Days of Sales to Recent Times (A & R Non-Fiction Classics)

Angus & Robertson Publishers, Melbourne, 1977. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Photographic. introduction by author, bibliography and index. Black-and-white photographic frontispiece, showing the ship the "Charles W. Morgan". The text is illustrated with eight pages of black-and-white photography/illustrations between paid 146 and 147. Illustrated card cover (wraparound) with white coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. A history of whaling in Australia and the southern seas, from the first time that whalers ventured into the southern oceans to recent times. The book was first published (in 1934) when whaling was still pursued in Australia and Australian waters. Part of A & R Non-Fiction Classics. Rubbing of the book edges and panels with sunning to the back strip. The front panel has started to curl and there is light age toning of the text block edges and pages. A small staining to the top right hand corner of the front text block edge. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [15], 2-252, [6 – including bibliography and index]pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Natural History & Resources; Whaling; Australia; ISBN: 0207135401. ISBN/EAN: 9780207135408. Inventory No: 0290136. . 9780207135408