London and Portsmouth: Griffin and Co., 1875. Third edition. Small quarto; Fair Hardcover; Bound in full brown leather with gilt tooling and lettering to spine and boards; Rebacked; Significant wear to boards, including extensive rubbing and chipping at head and tail of spine, corners, and edges; Cracking to joints; Scratches to boards; Marbled endpapers; Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown; Text block age-toned and foxed; Numerous color illustrations with tissue protectors; 15 (front matter), [97] (plates and explanations, unpaginated) pages. Shelved Room A. More

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1861. 12mo; G Hardcover; Black cloth spine without lettering; Bound in green textured cloth, moderately marked and stained; corners moderately rubbed and bumped, with more significant fraying to lower left corner of front board; text block age-toned and slightly foxed with scattered small stains; light damp staining to top edge of frontispiece, tissue protector, and title page; x, 361, (10) pages complete with numerous black and white illustrations and 10 unnumbered pages of advertising. Shelved Room A. More

New York: Macmillan, 1932. Octavo; VG/G Hardcover with dust jacket; Pale blue dust jacket with black lettering; Dust jacket faded and rubbed with small tears to edges and corners; Boards slightly faded with staining near joints; Text block age-toned; 276 pages. Shelved Room A. More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1929. Limited First Edition: 1/1035. Quarto, vi, [122]; G+/ G+; Light brown spine with black letter; House in black cardboard slipcase; Dustjacket has moderate+ uneven age-toning overall, a chip to bottom-right corner of front cover, light wear to top edges, and faint red staining / a small chip at the head of spine; Boards show light wear to corners, light bumping to head/tail of spine, and several instances of light soiling; Textblock has some light age-toning and foxing to deckled edges; Slipcase has split along multiple edges and has significant chipping to black paper finish; Illustrated (sixty b/w drawing); Introduction by then NY governor Franklin Roosevelt; NOTE: Shelved in Room A. More

Edgartown: Dukes County Historical Society, 1966. Octavos, three volumes; G; Dark green cloth spine with gilt lettering; Boards show patches of moderate foxing on front and back cover, discoloration or fading in several places (especially volumes II and III), moderate+ shelfwear overall, light wear to corners, and moderate bumping to head/tails of spines; Binding on volume III is shaken (but fully intact), and spines on all three are slightly cocked; Textblocks show light age-toning to edges, very light shelfwear to bottom edges, and moderate soiling to the fore-edge of volume III; NOTE: Shelved in Room A. More

New York: The Editor Publishing Co., 1905. First Edition. Large octavo, viii, 341 pages; G; Light brown cloth spine with dark brown lettering; Boards show moderate foxing and light soiling overall, moderate+ fading to head/tail of spine, light fraying at head of spine, light bumping to corners and light+ wear to bottom edges and bottom corners; Binding is slightly shaken, and there are closed tears to the pastedown pages along the hinges; Textblock has moderate age-toning to edges and light shelfwear to bottom edge; Illustrated (b/w illustrations); Fold-out map at front; NOTE: Shelved in Room A. More

London: Richard Bentley, 1840. First edition. Octavo; VG- Hardcover; Two volume set; Half bound in brown leather with gilt titling on spine; Marbled paper boards, moderately rubbed; Leather of binding chipped and rubbed, with areas of damage to finish throughout; Text block very slightly foxed; Complete with two engraved frontispieces, folding map at beginning of first volume; xv, 402 + vii, 395 pages. One of the classic whaling narratives, valued by Herman Melville for its vividness. Shelved Room A. More

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, First edition. First edition. Octavo; G+/G Hardcover with dust jacket; Dust jacket spine tan with black lettering; Dust jacket age-toned and somewhat marked with several small (0.5 in or less) tears edges and corners, and with two-inch section lacking from upper rear edge; Some mildew to both dustjacket and boards; Boards slightly discolored; Bookplate on front pastedown; Signed by author on front free endpaper; Textblock lightly age-toned. More

Boston: Coburn Brothers, 1889. First Edition. Large octavo, xvi, 420 pages; G+; Black morrocan roundback spine, banded, with gilt lettering; Half-bound morrocan with faded green boards; Boards show significant wear along joints and head/tail of spine, moderate+ wear to corners and bottom edge, 1.5-inch tears along joints at head of spine, moderate+ shelfwear to back cover, light chipping to bands on spine, and light+ shelfwear overall; Textblock has light age-toning to edges; Inscription from author appears on ffep: "To Francis Skinner / from / the Author"; t.e.g.; Illustrated; NOTE: Shelved in Room A. More

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1926. Octavo; VG Hardcover; Bound in green cloth with grey lettering to spine and front board; Boards and text block quite dusty; Minor rubbing to corners, head and tail of spine; Some minor loss to lettering on spine; Text block age-toned; 248 pages complete with illustrations. More

New York: W.W. Norton and Co., 1938. First edition; limited signed edition. Limited Signed Edition, no. 66 of 112; signed by the author. Large octavo; VG Hardcover in slipcase; Bound in blue cloth with gilt titling and ornamentation to spine and front boards, protected in mylar; Housed in blue paper slip case with gilt and white ornamentation on front board; Slip case very lightly faded and rubbed; Mylar protector on book somewhat scratched and discolored; Boards very lightly marked; Text block lightly age-toned and text block edges slightly foxed; Sepia photograph of the Charles W. Morgan bound in, in plastic protector; heavily illustrated in black and white; 179 pages. More

Nantucket Island, Mass. Tetaukimmo Press, 1946. Octavo; VG/G Hardcover with dust jacket; White dust jacket with black and white map of Nantucket wrapped around the volume; Dust jacket somewhat soiled and foxed with rubbing and small tears to edges and corners; Boards lightly bumped at head and tail of spine, corners; Text block age-toned and slightly foxed; fold-out map shows minor waving; 225 pages. Shelved Room A. More

Salem: Marine Research Society, 1928. First Edition. Quarto, 45 pages, [428], [2]; G+/G; Age-toned yellow spine with black lettering; Dustjacket has small chips at corners and tail of spine, a large chip at head of spine, two closed tear at top-edge of back cover, light creasing to cop edges, and moderate soiling to spine and back cover; Boards show light bumping to corners and some light fading to cloth along spine; Textblock has light age-toning to edges, mild age-toning throughout interiorly, and significant concentrated foxing to top edge; Illustrated (b/w plates); DJ in protective mylar cover; NOTE: Shelved in Room A. More

Salem, Mass. Marine Research Society, 1925. Quarto; VG Hardcover; Bound in green cloth with gilt lettering; Binding lightly bumped and marked; Text block age-toned and slightly foxed; Somewhat dusty; Bookplate on front pastedown; xi, 446, (1) pages complete with many black and white plates. Shelved Room A. More

Salem: Marine Research Society, 1924. Publication Number Six of the Marine Research Society. Octavo; VG Hardcover; Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine; Light rubbing to corners of boards, head and tail of spine; Text block slightly foxed and age-toned; Minor creases to the corners of several pages; Numerous black and white illustrations; xvi, 335 pages. More

New Milford: N. Flayderman and Co., 1972. First Printing, Special limited edition; no. 230 of 1000. Quarto; VG+/Hardcover in slipcase; Bound in cream cloth with silver lettering to spine; black slipcase with white lettering on spine; Slipcase in VG condition with general light rubbing and marking; Binding somewhat foxed on and near spine; Previous owner’s name on front free endpaper; Signed by author on limitations page; Numerous black and white illustrations; 291 pages. More

Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press, 1939. 12mo; VG Paperback; Bound in red, black, and tan marbled paper; Small tear to upper front edge; Minor bumping to head and tail of spine; Text block lightly age-toned; No. 12 of series “Harvard Honors Theses in English”; 76 pages. Shelved Room A. More

New York: Longmans, Green and Co., 1928. First Edition. Tall octavo, xiv, 355 pages; G+; Light brown cloth spine with dark brown leather label and faded yellow lettering; Boards show light bumping to head/tail of spine, light wear to corners and edges, moderate soiling overall, and moderate wear to spine label; Textblock has light+ age-toning and several instances of faint soiling to edges, and light shelfwear to bottom edge; Illustrated (b/w photographs and drawings); NOTE: Shelved in Room A. More

New York: John Wurtele Lovell, 1881. 12mo; VG Hardcover; Bound in brown cloth with black and gold ornamentation on spine and boards; Light rubbing to corners and edges of boards, head and tail of spine, joints; Text block lightly age-toned and foxed, and somewhat dusty; 389 pages. Shelved Room A. More

San Francisco: James Laflin, 1899. 16mo; G/Wraps; Thin paperback in tan wraps with black lettering on front cover; Staple and glue binding; Corners lightly rubbed with minor chipping at top of spine; Staples rusted; Text block age-toned; pencil annotations to rear cover and four pages; 24 pages. A list of all whaling vessels operating out of San Francisco, with the names of the crew members given, with blank columns for recording crew members’ shares and advances. This copy is heavily annotated on several pages: the index is annotated with dates and numbers next to the names of ships, and three pages of crew lists are annotated with evaluations of individual crew members. The crew member evaluations are brief, such as “Good man” (Paul Peterson), “Not good for Winter” (Felix Aflaque), “Would not take” (T.L. Ellis), and “Stinker” (Master H.H. Bodfish). Shelved Room A. More

Boston: Dana Estes & Company, 1911. First Edition. First Edition. Octavo, ix, 223 pages; G; Browned blue cloth spine with red lettering; Boards show a small closed tear to head of spine, light+ wear to head/tail of spine and corners, substantial browning to spine and light age-toning to covers; Textblock has moderate age-toning to deckled edges, light shelfwear to bottom and fore-edges, and light age-toning throughout interiorly; Several pages remain uncut; Illustrated (b/w photographs); NOTE: Shelved in Room A. More

New York: W.A. Townsend, 1863. 16mo; G Hardcover; Three quarters bound in brown leather with gilt ornamentation and titling to spine and red cloth-covered boards; Rubbing to edges and corners of boards, head and tail of spine, bands; Hinges and joints cracked; Marbled endpapers; Name of previous owner on a front free endpaper; Text block lightly age-toned and foxed; Frontispiece and 5 plates; 282 pages. More

New York and London: G.P. Putnam's Sons and Knickerbocker Press, 1888. Framazugda edition. Large Octavo; G+ Hardcover; Bound in dark red cloth with gilt lettering and ornamentation to spine and front board; Binding lightly rubbed and frayed at corners, head and tail of spine; Light marking to rear board; Ownership inscription on front free endpaper; Text block age-toned; Minor chipping to corner of title page and closed tear to dedication page; Creasing to several pages; Small patch of water damage to lower fore-edge corner throughout; illustrated; xx, 389 pages. Shelved Room A. More

Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1923. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections Vol. 76, No. 5. Octavo; VG/Wraps; Bound in tan paper wraps without lettering on spine; Wraps age-toned with minor bumping to edges and corners and several small (0.25 in) tears to lower edges; Text block lightly age-toned and foxed; Edges uncut; 68 pages and eight plates. Shelved Room A. More

Washington, D.C. Government Printing Office, 1903. First Edition. Large octavo, 504 pages; G-; Black cloth spine with faded gilt lettering and library sticker near tail; Boards have moderate warping to front cover, light+ bumping to head/tail of spine and corners, light shelf-wear overall, and a library sticker on spine near tail; Binding is shaken and a closed tear runs along the hinge to the back pastedown, but all pages are intact; Textblock has moderate age-toning to edges and light shelfwear to bottom edge; Includes large fold-out map at page 244; Ex-library copy; NOTE: Shelved in Room A. More