NY: Doubleday and Company, 1954. VG/VG--. Jacket has some silverfish damage, especially on spine which is quite frayed, though lettering mostly legible. Jacket in mylar protector. Book has some light white spotting on covers. Interior clean & tight. Drawings by R.M. Powers. Illustrated endpages. Bibliography, 304 pages. "A.B.C. Whipple has collected the whaling lore of an extraordinary era ~ stories of ships sunk by rogue whales, tales of the real-life prototype of Moby Dick, and yarns of cannibalism, mutiny, and Polynesian 'marriage.' Such great captains as Pollard, Chase, Hussey, andTilton sail through incredible exploits in the pages of this book. And Mr Whipple pieces together the facts in Herman Melville's novels from Melville's own experiences on the high seas and the stories he had heard. Written with the spice and gusto of a salty sea chanty, Mr Whipple's book is packed with excitement from stem to stern."
OUT OF PRINT.

$30.00