The epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the 19th century, which was the inspiration for Herman Melville's classic novel Moby Dick. The sinking of the whaleship Essex by an enraged spermwhale in the Pacific in November 1820 set in motion one of the most dramatic sea stories of all time: the twenty sailors who survived the wreck took to three small boats (one of which was again attacked by a whale) and only eight of them survived their subsequent 90-day ordeal, after resorting to ...
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The epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the 19th century, which was the inspiration for Herman Melville's classic novel Moby Dick. The sinking of the whaleship Essex by an enraged spermwhale in the Pacific in November 1820 set in motion one of the most dramatic sea stories of all time: the twenty sailors who survived the wreck took to three small boats (one of which was again attacked by a whale) and only eight of them survived their subsequent 90-day ordeal, after resorting to cannibalising their mates. Three months after the Essex was broken up, the whaleship Dauphin, cruising off the coast of South America, spotted a small boat in the open ocean. As they pulled alongside they saw piles of bones in the bottom of the boat, at least two skeletons' worth, with two survivors - almost skeletons themselves - sucking the marrow from the bones of their dead ship-mates. The author uses a hitherto unknown diary of one of the survivors discovered in an attic in Connecticut in spring 1998.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Dustwrapper, pp. xviii, 302, bw ills. The true story of the sinking of the US whaler Essex by a spermwhale in the Pacific Ocean in 1820. Small split to lower rear corner of wrapper spine with some creasing to rear top edge. At least VG in wrapper Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
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Near fine in Near fine jacket. Near fine condition. HarperCollins, 2000. First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2). Green hardback(gilt lettering to the spine, small dent and nick on the edges of the cover and spine) with Dj(two small creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Illustrated with b/w photos, drawings, diagrams, map. Nice and clean pages with a small ink mark on the outer edges, small crease and nick on the edges of the pages, light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 312pp including Notes, select bibliography, index. Price un-clipped. A collectable first edition. Heavy book..
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Very good in Very good jacket. VGC plus/VGC. HarperCollins, 2000. First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2). Green hardback(gilt lettering to the spine, small dent and nick on the edges of the cover and spine) in VGC plus, with Dj(two creases and small nicks on the edges of the Dj cover) in VGC. Illustrated with b/w photos, drawings, diagrams, map. Nice and clean pages with a small ink mark and nick on the outer edges, small tear, nick and crease on the edges of the pages, light shelf wear on the Dj cover.312pp including Notes, select bibliography, index. Price un-clipped. A collectable first edition. Heavy book..
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Good. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (the pictures you see on Alibris are NOT our own). Are you outside UK? Then unless you arrange shipping 'Via Alibris' we WILL cancel your order; this is due to the derisory shipping allowance that Alibris make to sellers for overseas orders.
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Good condition, top edge a little flecked otherwise Very Good. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (the pictures you see on Alibris are NOT our own). Are you outside UK? Then unless you arrange shipping 'Via Alibris' we WILL cancel your order; this is due to the derisory shipping allowance that Alibris make to sellers for overseas orders.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover.
