NY: Ives Washburn, Inc., 1948. VG/VG--. Some chipping to jacket, which is in a mylar protector. Decorated endpages (antique map), contemporary whaleman's drawings, introduction, 304 pages. Previous owner of book has written a page of whaling-related bibliographic entries in neat hand on rear flyleaf; book otherwise clean. " A narrative by the harpooner in the ship Charles W. Morgan, during the years 1849-1853. The Charles W. Morgan is America's last surviving wooden sailing whaleship. To celebrate her 150th anniversary and 50th year on exhibit at Mystic Seaport, the museum reissued this exciting firsthand account of the Morgan's third voyage to the South Pacific. As harpooner, Haley faced the whale and drove his iron into the leviathan. As author, he recaptures the high drama of the whale hunt, the character of his shipmates, and their adventures ashore on the exotic islands of the South Pacific. Haley's narrative is vividly illustrated by unusual action drawings rendered by a fellow whaleman. The manuscript of this spirited memoir, like the Morgan herself, is preserved at Mystic Seaport."
OUT OF PRINT.

$35.00