Polar Books Catalogue
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Sections : Antarctic; Arctic; Journal of the Manchester Geographical Society; Maps; Miscellaneous; Mountaineering; General Polar; Scott; Other travel; Whaling;
Reference 2411 (682) Category Whaling; Author Liversidge, Douglas Title THE WHALE KILLERS. Publishing Information London: Jarrolds Publishing, 1963. Description 1st Edition. 192pp plus 8 pages of b/w plates, Blue cloth covers with red and white titling to spine in plasticised unclipped illustrated dustjacket. The author confined his account of whaling to the last 200 years, and invented and exciting prose, records many notable incidents of whale hunting in icy and in tropical seas where murder, mutiny and cannibalism were frequent occurrences. A good read. Ex-library copy with usual flaws, contents clean. Good/Dustjacket Fair Price £2.50 Keywords qpolarq S1-Wha ISBN Add this to your basket