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 Bullen, Frank T: THE CRUISE OF THE "CACHALOT": Round the World After Sperm Whales. , London: Smith Elder & Co, 1901.Ninth Impression, 2nd Edition; xx, 379pp, illustrated b/w frontis, 7 b/w plates, 1 folding map. Original blue cloth covers with gilt titling to spine and gilt vignette of sperm whale on front cover, chocolate coloured eps. As a youth, Bullen set sail on several whaling ships and wrote this celebrated account based on his own experiences at sea. Many readers have argued that Bullen's book is superior to the now more famed Moby Dick. Of this book, Kipling wrote to Bullen: "It is immense-there is no other word. I've never read anything that equals it in its deep-sea wonder and mystery; nor do I think that any book before has so completely covered the whole business of whale-fishing, and at the same time given such real and new sea pictures. You have thrown away material enough to make five books, and I congratulate you most heartily. It is a new world that you've opened the door to." Shelfware, gift inscription on half title, contents clean. Very Good. (Book ref. 1851) £45.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Polar Books , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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