The Whale, and the dangers of whaling. : With beautiful and appropriate engravings

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Title: The Whale, and the dangers of whaling. : With beautiful and appropriate engravings
Contributor: Scoresby, William, 1789-1857.
Babcock, Sidney, 1797?-1884, publisher.
Published / Created: 1839.
Publication Place: New-Haven: and United States Connecticut New Haven
Publisher: S. Babcock,--Church-Street
Description: BEIN Shirley 5429: Original wrappers. Autograph: Luther. Autograph: S.A. Gates.
Condensed from William Scoresby's Account of the Arctic regions, with a history and description of the Northern whale-fishery, (Edinburgh, 1820) v. 1, chapter 6; v. 2, chapter 4.
At head of wrapper title: Babcock's no. 4 toys.
In printed wrapper.
"Juvenile and toy books. Published and for sale by S. Babcock"--P. [4] of wrapper.
"Toy books. ... No. 4, toys,--price six cents each, 48 kinds"--P. [4] of wrapper.
Extent: 24 p. : 12 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Juvenile literature
Publishers' advertisements
Material: ill. ;
Subject (Topic): Whales
Whaling
Subjects: Whales > Juvenile literature
Whaling > Juvenile literature
Connecticut. New Haven. 1839
Connecticut. New Haven. Sidney Babcock. 1839
Luther > Autograph
Gates, S. A. > Autograph

Access: Public
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