Whaling rare books

8vo, 203-424 pp., 4 wood-engraved plates, pictorial vignette to title, contemporary red morocco gilt extra, all edges gilt, occasional light spotting, an excellent example.

First edition, 8vo, xii, 364 pp., 32 pages ads at end, title vignette, 3 maps (1 folding, 1 full-page, 1 in text), 120 illustrations (8 full-page), original coarse-grain green cloth, upper cover with image of boats and ice in brown and silver, spine and cover lettered in silver, a fine copy.

8vo, cxi, 250 pp., 3 maps and 3 illustrations, contemporary red half calf gilt, a very handsome example.